Urumqi to Kashgar
July 23rd 2008
Published: July 23rd 2008
Published: July 23rd 2008
With our visit in Urumqi we were in the capital of Xinjiang -- a province as big as Alaska. David was impressed with the 5-star hotel. A 3 hour drive through the country took us to Heaven's Lake, where we enjoyed a gondola ride up mountain and boat ride on the lake. Then a night trip by air to Kashgar. Today we are taking it a little easy (opting out of the morning excursion) and catching up on things (including our blog.) Kashgar is listed on some maps as Kashi -- the Chinese name. Some pictures from our trip outside Urumqi are included. The umbrella is one we bought when we got caught in a rainstorm in Xi'an. Only 10 Yuan.
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