Xin Jiang Hotel Urumqi
No.107 Changjiang Road Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China
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A Tread of the Silk Road
... our guidebook and many streets weren’t even marked. We followed different clues and eureka, there it was. It was like stepping across a threshold to arrive in a microcosm of the USA. The decor was like at home. The food was a reasonable facsimile of TexMex. The English speaking manager came over and put water glasses, corn chips and a menu in front of us. The 60 year old owner, Steven came over to greet us. He is a Texan and has ...
Heaven Lake, Kazakh Yurts, Turpan Night Market
... would they give us a ride back which they agreed since they had to exit the park anyway to get to ta garage. We didnt realize the battery was dead as the van had been parked for maybe months and we had to keep pushing it along so the motion could generate battery power
Souvenirs at Heaven Lake. ...
Arrive Urumqi, Grand Bazaar, Night Market, Mosques
... other types of noodles and local dishes. We then headed over to a second nearby Tatar Mosque.
Video : Night Market
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hXEcw-0 guw
We hit this one during tarawi prayers which last for about an hour after the break of the daily ...
The Settling In Process
... a shower. No tub, no shower stall, no shower curtain; just two faucets and a shower head sticking out of the wall.) Big living room and a dining room. Wood and windows everywhere. There is, of course, a downside. AFTER having me pick the apartment I liked and the company signing a lease, my boss informed me that I would probably be getting a roommate. I told him that I was not going to be getting a roommate and that I should have been told ...
The Ride into Urumqi – Pooping in a sack
... operation in 2014. Should anyone decide to take this trip in four years, it will not take a grueling 30 hours.
In the third class cars are more people. Instead of just two or four people per compartment, there is space for 80ish in each car. With more people inside the car, there is more chances to meet them. There are some pictures of the people on the train, including the guy with the ...


