day 253: [嘉峪关 - (jiayuguan)] = 0km

It usually doesn’t rain much in this part of the country - but today it definitely did:

We were hanging out in the hotel lobby writing postcards, having tea and reading books, while everyone outside was getting drenched:

And then it suddenly stopped - the sun came back out, and the wetness disappeared:

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Just as I was standing outside taking watery pictures, I noticed this girl:

I had seen her go out of her way to help an old man get a taxi during the rainstorm. The girl and the old man didn’t seem to know each other, and I figured, maybe she just likes to help other people.

Then I noticed her bird:

She had found a little bird that didn’t seem to want to fly anymore:

So she talked to it and blew air on it, and moved her hand up and down for the little bird to flap its wings:

People were standing around watching, and I was right next to her taking pictures, but she didn’t seem to care.

Or maybe she didn’t notice.

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In the German language “to have a bird” means being crazy.

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When the little bird finally went airborne and disappeared into the shady crown of a tree, she stood there watching:

And I stood there too, knowing not what to think.

Robozwerg says:

“Every time I come to China it’s the same thing: the sky gets dark and it starts to rain.”

Soundtrack: 布仁巴雅尔 (burenbayaer) - “吉祥三宝 (the happy three)”

—total: 3286,2km