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urumqi
Priced by kilogram, different
grades of Uyghur tobacco (very inexpensive) to be
individually hand wrapped. The cigarette paper was 1RMB a pack.
To us, it looked and smelled more like chopped up hay than tobacco.
Chatting street merchants
taking a break from hawking copperware and straw bags.
Child bouncing on tire,
Muslim quarter.
buerjin
80 years old, this Tartar Mongolian has been living in
Buerjin for the past 30 years. He was sitting on the street corner, watching passersby
when we found him. He was very friendly and happy to have his picture taken.
Not sure what this man
is
looking at . . .
urumqi
Urumqi bustles with activity.
The capital of Uyghur country, it's one of the first
places we've been in China where the Han Chinese is a visible minority.
Ahh, a breath of fresh air. This lady prepares this
dish by wrapping goat meat or innards (not sure) with webbed slivers of goat fat.
places we've been in China where the Han Chinese is a visible minority.
Ahh, a breath of fresh air. This lady prepares this
dish by wrapping goat meat or innards (not sure) with webbed slivers of goat fat.
individually hand wrapped. The cigarette paper was 1RMB a pack.
To us, it looked and smelled more like chopped up hay than tobacco.
The orange soda fountains
helped to further brightened up the colorful summer streets.
Child bouncing on tire,
Muslim quarter.buerjin
80 years old, this Tartar Mongolian has been living in
Buerjin for the past 30 years. He was sitting on the street corner, watching passersby
when we found him. He was very friendly and happy to have his picture taken.
Not sure what this man
is
looking at . . .Uyghur bread, also called naan,
at the local market.
It's oven baked and tastes more like bagel than bread.
It's eaten with and can be dipped in tea.
north baihaba
This was long day. It started at 9 am in Buerjin and didn't arrive until 2am the next morning!
Here, we're on bus from Haba to Baihaba that broke down midway. We were left stranded
on the road. Fortunately, it was super scenic, and there was a yurt within sight which, after
being bored to death, walked to.
We ended up joining another (Uyghur) couple.
Together we had bowls of very sour camel's milk which we paid 5RMB for.
From Baihaba, we hitchhiked further north where we found a yurt near the road.
We stopped there and stayed with a Kazak family in their yurt for the night.
This is the view from the pastures at sunset.
We walked around the meadow and wandered nearby to another
family's yurt. They invited us in for tea and fried bread.
They were sweet to us but quickly lost interested once we told them we
couldn't produce pictures (on paper) for them.
View of another yurt nearby.
Herds of camel grazing.
Susana with sheep and camels in the
background.
Father of the Kazak family, boiling a goat, whole.
Another one of the sunset, around 11 pm.
Susana with one sock on, getting ready for bed.
kuche
Buddies sitting together, wondering what the heck we're doing taking a picture of them.
Seasoning mutton kebabs
- cumin, paprika, salt . . .
Donkey carts were used to carried people and other things.
Like most donkeys, this one's head was also colorfully dressed.
It's oven baked and tastes more like bagel than bread.
It's eaten with and can be dipped in tea.
north baihaba
This was long day. It started at 9 am in Buerjin and didn't arrive until 2am the next morning!
Here, we're on bus from Haba to Baihaba that broke down midway. We were left stranded
on the road. Fortunately, it was super scenic, and there was a yurt within sight which, after
being bored to death, walked to.
We ended up joining another (Uyghur) couple.
Together we had bowls of very sour camel's milk which we paid 5RMB for.
From Baihaba, we hitchhiked further north where we found a yurt near the road.
We stopped there and stayed with a Kazak family in their yurt for the night.
This is the view from the pastures at sunset.
We walked around the meadow and wandered nearby to another
family's yurt. They invited us in for tea and fried bread.
They were sweet to us but quickly lost interested once we told them we
couldn't produce pictures (on paper) for them.
View of another yurt nearby. Herds of camel grazing. Susana with sheep and camels in the
background.Father of the Kazak family, boiling a goat, whole.
Another one of the sunset, around 11 pm.
Susana with one sock on, getting ready for bed.
kuche
Buddies sitting together, wondering what the heck we're doing taking a picture of them.
Seasoning mutton kebabs
- cumin, paprika, salt . . .Donkey carts were used to carried people and other things.
Like most donkeys, this one's head was also colorfully dressed.
Spice girls at the
market. 
Smiley Uyghur man sitting on side of the street, Kuche's ancient
city.
We hired a taxi for the day (there's sort of a mafia for
transportation, so we were stuck) to go to the nearby
Buddhist grottoes. The landscape was breathtaking; the camera
doesn't really do it
justice.
Strange land formations making vivid, contrasting landscapes.
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