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Travel Diary Kashgar, China <<back
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| 18.09.2005 07:01:12 AM - nicole
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KASHGAR
From Urumqi it took us a long 28 hours by bus to Kashgar. The name of this
city always sounded so exotic to me, so oriental. Wandering around the old
town is like stepping into another world in another time: narrow streets,
simple adobe houses with their beautiful courtyards, streets full of
hammering metalworkers, food stands selling mutton kebabs and dumplings,
chickpeas with carrots and our beloved bread. The market streets have a
bustling atmosphere, selling everything from delicious fruits to knives,
carpets and silks. There is an ethnic mix of Uighurs, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbeks
and Han Chinese. Zou see many women with headscarfs, some even hide their
whole faces behind brown gauze, which is a strange sight at first. The plaza
in front of the Id Kah Mosque is a great place for people watching and
taking in the exotic atmosphere.
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| 18.09.2005 07:06:57 AM - nicole
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| 18.09.2005 07:07:41 AM - nicole
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| 18.09.2005 07:09:22 AM - nicole
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| 18.09.2005 07:09:28 AM - nicole
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| 18.09.2005 07:10:20 AM - nicole
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| 18.09.2005 07:11:24 AM - nicole
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| 18.09.2005 07:12:09 AM - nicole
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| 18.09.2005 07:12:22 AM - nicole
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| 18.09.2005 07:12:59 AM - nicole
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| 18.09.2005 07:13:47 AM - nicole
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/Travel Diary Kashgar , China <<back
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