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another walk in the park
day 167: 会宁 (huining) - 西巩驿 (xigongyi) = 25,2km
I’ve said it before: sometimes being bored in a nice way can be quite pleasant.
Today was just that.
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With my cold still in effect but noticeably getting better, I slowly waltzed out of this place today:
You can see on the map how the road kind of winds around a mountain:
There are a lot of beautiful little villages in the spaces between the hills:
Ha, my friends know: I can easily get obsessed with things. Well it’s the solar stove thingy now:
I just love it. Why doesn’t everybody have one of these everywhere? It’s so pretty and so convenient at the same time!
Walking still wasn’t all that much fun with that damn shoe though, but I felt like I was making progress:
Getting closer to 兰州 (Lanzhou - the place-of-new-shoes for me!) with each step.
There was another fort (April 17th 2008) just down by the road:
And I chatted with some farmers about agricultural problems for a while:
“This area is very arid, have you noticed?”
“Do you guys in Germany also use mules for ploughing - or is it all mechanical devices?”
“What kind of crops to you grow?”
A very enjoyable talk, even though I proved to have little knowledge about German agriculture or agriculture in general for that matter.
Once I got to 西巩驿 (xigongyi), I noticed the brand-spanking new temple they had there:
…and I got a little turned off. Temples have to be OLD to be nice! thought I, but then I had an epiphany:
Of course living people who are religious are going to build new temples!
Now the sane among you are going to say: “Well, duh! Like we didn’t know that one before! And you found that out just NOW?”
But seriously, I had been so caught up in looking for beautiful old things, that sometimes I wouldn’t be open to what’s new.
After all, a community that undertakes the effort to build a large new temple could be interesting.
Whatever the case, I am staying in a hairdresser/hotel:
Get your hair done downstairs and then go upstairs to sleep (or just do either).
Of course I skipped the hairdo.
Soundtrack: DJ Quik - Mo Pussy
—total: 2137,3km
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April 25th, 2008 at 3:41 am
…haha neee ;o) : 1m lange Krokodile!!, die Babies werden lastwagengroß!
April 25th, 2008 at 1:43 am
andy: 1m Plastikbabies??
Alain: Du hast mich entdeckt!!
Hermann: 10rmb.
claudia: …because I wouldn’t let ANYONE mess with the natural beauty of my hair!
Marc: Warum gibt’s die Solaröfen nicht auch in Südeuropa? Haben die irgendeinen Nachteil? - Mit der Erkältung hast du recht, shit.
jule: Ich mag das Bild auch sehr.
Heinz H: Wir werden sehen, wie lange das Haar hält!
Steven: Dude, I was hoping for you to say that about the GE file - works like a charm, doesn’t it?
Barry: Hehe, besonders gut der Punkt mit dem Hungertod!
Becci: Ich bin einfach nur schön schlank!
Freddy: I don’t think it’s bad, really. It’s not developing as fast as the booming towns in the eastern parts of the country, but it’s developing nonetheless. If you wanna see more pictures, I think the best way is to download the google earth file in the “links” section.
是光亦是暖: 怎么突然改名啦？No fear! (except of leopards!)
Ananda_Gua: Congratulations! Are you happy with what you wrote?
April 24th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
morning!
tell you a good news:I have finished my paper!
April 24th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
…ok, will ich auch noch meine Bartmeinung abgeben: drannlassen! (solang’s gut aussieht!! -> wenn’s eklisch würd: ab dat Ding!) im Iran fällst Du dann gar nicht mehr auf, kannst Dich ins Parlament begeben und den Laden dort unterminieren, um den Weltfrieden ein für alle mal zu besiegeln! Das wär’s!
April 24th, 2008 at 10:58 am
不尖叫了。scream改名
On the road ,
Will be lonely ?Fear ?
April 24th, 2008 at 10:56 am
It’s the first time that I saw so many photos of northwestern part of China, even I am Chinese. Didn’t expect it to be that bad, though… It’s nice to see what you see from your photos. But, why not post some more stuff that came across your mind? Chinese like to say you must get some 收获 from everything you do. You must have loads of this. Quite interested. (just a silly suggestion, lol)
=)
April 24th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Was ich noch vergaß:
Barttragen ist natürlich äußerts ökologisch, kein unnötiger Wasserverbrauch für die Rasur, kein mit Rasierseife oder-schaum verschmutztes Wasser und bei den Trocken-Rasierer fällt der Stromverbrauch weg.
April 24th, 2008 at 10:06 am
also ich finde auch die haare müssen ab, das sind mittlerweile so viele, dass du damit so dünn aussiehst… wobei ich nicht weiß, ob das nur an den haaren liegt
ich hoffe dir gehts gut!