On the 28 September we left Nanjing on a six hour flight to Urumqi. (See the circled number 1 up toward the top left of the map.) There was one stop along the way. The good thing about China airlines is that they haven't learned the cost-cutting technique of not serving meals. We were served two meals on that flight. Someone said the distance from Nanjing to Urumqi is the same distance as that between Los Angeles and New York. I don't know if that is correct, but it is a long way. We were met in Urumqi by our guide, Yu Wu or Marvin as we called him, and a local guide and taken to our hotel (the Xinjiang Ramada Hotel).The places we visited over the week are marked with circled numbers on the map.
On the 29th we got on a bus and went to the Heavenly Mountain Resort, an hour or so distance from Urumqi. We took a boat ride on Heavenly Lake.
check out the meat on the pole in the centerMany minorities live in the Urumqi area. About half the people are Muslims and there are also Russians. The signs are written in Chinese, Russian and Arabic. The Muslims are called Ughurs.
After our lunch we went to the Er Dao Qiao Market where we could have bought many Ughur crafts and arts. The was much jade jewellery. Many of the little shops had piles of raisins of every sort and some other kinds of dried fruit. Some of our group ran into the pick pockets there.
After our lunch we went to the Er Dao Qiao Market where we could have bought many Ughur crafts and arts. The was much jade jewellery. Many of the little shops had piles of raisins of every sort and some other kinds of dried fruit. Some of our group ran into the pick pockets there.
More to come!
2 comments:
how was the three star toilet? Should I be looking for 5 star toilets when I come?
If you looked carefully you could see toilet tissue dispensers on the wall opposite the cubicles and soap dispensers on the same wall. It wasn't very clean, but it was a holiday and there were hoards of people there
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