Turpan
July 14th 2012 Turpan is hot, very hot (a little of that uk rain might even be welcome!). I am sitting under grape vines while writing this. The grape juice made from the small sweet grapes is sweet and delicious. I also tasted mulberry juice today. It is also sweet and has a slightly medicinal tang. It came from a Uighur village, Tuyoc, which is one of the tourist "scenic spots" around Turpan. Some of the house
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