San Jiang Yuan Hotel Xining
No.292 Qilian Road Xining, Qinghai, 810006, China
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Closing the Loop
... to socialize and chill out. Wifi covers every nook. When the desk clerk came on duty, we settled in comfortably in a double room with private bath. We ordered bacon and eggs for breakfast before going out to explore the city. Xining doesn't have McD’s, but it has several places that serve western fare.
We recognized Blake who was staying at our hostel. We had met him a month prior ...
Visite des tombes
... par le fait même, été présenter au père défunt.
Nous partageons ces quelques photos à la demande de Yin Yin qui souhaitait que ma mère, Irène, soit des notres.
La célébration fut courte et consiste à nettoyer la tombe et brûler les offrandes afin qu'elles montent vers le ciel et rejoigne le défunt. Le cimetière était très animé et ici aussi les pétards sont de la ...
Kumbum Monastery
... donc parti en bus avec l'ami de mon frère, Tse Ten, qui est aussi guide. Nos nouveaux amis nous accompagnaient, alors la balade a été assez jovial! Disons que les enfants courraient pas mal partout! L'avantage c'est que les moines aussi sont sensibles aux charmes des enfants. Nous avons donc été invités à entrer nous réchauffer dans une petite pièce généralement réservée aux moines. Un moine était ...
Start of the road less travelled
... around the centre and perused the markets to get our first taste of Chinese city life; and it is crazy. For a start the driving; it’s the worst we’ve come across, crossing the road (which are usually eight lanes wide) is a test of vision, agility, mind reading and bravery; even when you have a green man there will be people driving in all directions past you, including anyone on a scooter or motorcycle using the pedestrian crossing as a cycle crossing so they can ...
Train from Xining to Lhasa
... carriage attendant smearing it around with a fetid mop, hoiking, spitting and snotting on the carpet, all the basins blocked, the water switched off and a shifty guy who boarded at a random stop in the middle of nowhere has now made himself quite at home in our booth, stretching himself out on someone else's bed.
The train is relatively empty; carriages a quarter full, peaceful and relaxed. All that is bar carriage 1. We ...
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