Linxia, China

3 hour bus ride to Linxia

Nice train ride ... strange to be sooooo low ( under 3000m :-))

The "worth a night" is a paraphrase of the guidebook. It's right though. Linxia is not super exciting, but it's cute. Of note is that it's a Muslim town, which means that most of the men wear white skull caps and most of the women wear black or green ( ...

... - nor the Linxi the guide book discussed. Clearly there has been some sort of communication breakdown. Linxia looked like any resemblance of 'old China' had been demolished and replaced with tacky high rises and bright Amsterdam-esque neon lights - and ...