Kashgaria

Kashgaria

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June 12th 2006

Published: June 18th 2006

the LAMETAYEL ODAFIM travel store is just 5 minute away from my work and I stop there once in a while to look at stuff and get some inspiration. A year and a half ago I bought a few 2nd hand Lonely Planet books. I choose to buy books with exotic names and of places I will probably never visit so I can read about their history and look at the pictures to see places I will never see. One of ... Read Full Entry

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yaron and hagit

2012 - New Zealand, Vanuatu, Thailand 2011 - 2 and a half weeks in the Caribbean. not relaxing considering the children are 1 and 4. but very enjoyable 2010 - Ariel was born and all four of us took Hagit’s maternity leave for 2 months of travel in Europe 2009 - 3 of us traveling in different groups in Austria, Norway, England and a few business trips around the world 2008 - join us on an adventure with our 1 year-old baby to Turkey 2006 - On the road again this time with my lovely wife. if you are reading this then you are traveling with us on ou... full info

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Kashgar - livestock market

Hagit testing the merchendise closer

Kashgar - livestock market

we managed to bargin this sheep down to 300Yuan (less then 40USD)

Kashgar - livestock market

when you sell a car you first wash it. when you sell a sheep you also make it nicer first

Kashgar - livestock market

makeing a buy

Kashgar - livestock market

in the middle of the market there was a TV showing cartoons and kids can watch it for a small fee

the faces of Kashgar

ice cream man

Kashgar - Old Town

the main occupation for the locals is handcrafts. here are 2 metal workers

Kashgar -Old town

wook crafter. in the old town you can hear tools of workers everywhere

Kashgar -Old town

views from the old city

Kashgar -Old town

narrow alleys

Kashgar -Old town

did you notice the baby in the previous photo? the babies don't have dippers in China. instead they have a hole in the back.

Kashgar -Old town

Kashgar -City Mosque

this is the main city Mosque built in 1442 it is called Id Kah Mosque

Kashgar - Main Mosque

this is the ceiling of the mosque

Kashgar - Main Mosque

man praying

Kashgar - Main Mosque

sign at the entrance of the mosque. read the last paragraph to understand how the chines government wants to be portrayed

Kashgar - Main Mosque

Haigt cleaning her feet with a "fresh-one" after walking bearfoot on the rugs of the mosqe

Kashgar sky

Kashgar - Apak Hoja Tomb

it a tomb from the 15th century built by a local king to house one of his wives

18th June 2006

Lee Kay
non-member comment

My spontaneous reaction to lake Karakul
"Pi Kus-Emek!" (sorry for the profanity, but it looks like one of the wildest, most beautiful places I've ever heard of. Even compared with the much "nicer" Tian Chi.)

20th March 2008

elde
non-member comment

The pictures are really beautiful =) Thanks for posting them up

11th October 2011

Jo Trouble
Jo McCarthy

Hi Yaron and Hagit, Saw this one on the front page earlier. Great photo - well done!

15th July 2012

Anastasia78
Anastasia78

Concentrating....
I've been looking through your photography. Its WONDERFUL!! So glad I found you guys! I will be following....

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