Blogs from Turpan, Xinjiang, China, Asia - page 4

before i start: yes, i did promise photos, but that was before they took so long to upload! anyway, you can see some of them on kt's blog at www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/ktw - but i'll put some of the sillier ones on this blog soon! i had this all written out very nicely, and was nearing the end, when some silly woman pulled out the cord to all the computers, so therefore i lost it all. i guess that's a lesson in "backing up your work" or something. oh well. actually, the other "oh well" moment today has been having my wallet nicked. there was literally no money in it, and nothing important at all, just the usual business cards of friends and acquaintances that i would've liked to have kept, as well as a holographic naked girl ... read more

Turpan is known to have the sweetest grapes. We visited a local family grower and was greeted by the farmer's 2 daughters. The youngest daughter is so beautiful - don't you think? The grape growing season is only from July through August. A typical local grower will make about 30,000 RMB. We purchased over 4 Kilos for 30RMB. They were the sweetest grapes we've ever tasted. Its sweetness is attributed to the extremely hot temperatures of 118 degrees. We sat in the farmer's grape arbor and enjoyed our purchase and listened to James, our national guide, express his political views on China. Tonight we are scheduled to go to Dunhuang by train. It will take almost 11 hours to get there.... read more

ich hoffe ihr hattet alle schoene weihnachten.unser fest hier gestaltete sich komplett anders als in unserer vorstellung, aber es war trotzdem ein rundum schoenes oder eher gesagt besonderes lustiges weihnachtsfest. denn die chinesen sind wirklich unglaublich, die dekorieren nicht nur so, sondern die feiern wirklich alle weihnachten. aber natuerlich versteht man das hier ganz anders, vormittags heisst es shoppen, shoppen, shoppen den es gibt ueberall "merry christmas" rabatz. quasi ein grosser weihnachtsschluss verkauf. es tummeln sich nur so die menschenmassen. dann gegen abend wappneten sich alle mit einem gummihammer oder keule, die man an jeder strassenecke kaufen kann, und dann geht das feiern erst richtig los. man klobt sich damit und sagt frohe weihnachten (die spinnen die chinesen). das fest der liebe, ich glaube die haben da irgendwas missverstanden. es war eher eine silveste... read more