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my side of the road
day 204: 古浪 (gulang) - 黄羊镇 (huangyangzhen) = 23,5km
Sorry for being such a slack arse about posting these last couple of days, but things had gotten a bit chaotic on the way.
- more petty excuses tomorrow -
Right now though, we’re still on May 30th, and it’s the weekend around Children’s Day:
…kids everywhere, some dressed up…
…others just having a good time:
Today’s theme doesn’t seem to be about kids though, instead it’s about one side of a speedway, a side that I would stay on all day:
Rarely would I get a chance to peek at the things that lay there in western half of the valley.
A weird feeling.
…then of course I could have found a way to cross the road - but the walker’s freedom is only as big as his motivation, and I just wasn’t motivated enough today.
Instead I enjoyed the sights on my side of the highway:
Like this tractor that had something mysterious in Arabic written on it:
I imagined it to be something religious, maybe a blessing of some sort. Really, it could have been anything - maybe someone can tell me?
…
One time, I walked past this family who were apparently coming home from the market, and the asked me right away: “what you doin’ with that big camera lad - why don’t you take a photo of us?”
So I did, and oh boy, was there some hihi and haha when I showed them their picture!
I could still hear them laughing long after I had continued to walk down the road. Nice.
…
Then I ran into these little ones:
The tiny girl in red with the pigtails!
…kind of reminded me of my little sister when she was very little. 
Soundtrack: Ice Cube - “The Product”
—total: 2559,1km
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June 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Na, dass haben wir doch immer schon von Becci geahnt
June 4th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Marc: Die Kinder sind immer super!
Florian: Je tiefer ich in die Ebene komme, desto heißer wird es…
jule: Na dann mal viel Spaß im Urlaub! Wo denn?
ataraxia: Very cute kids!
sissi: Yeah, though there are some of our German friends who write in English, too!
John: The V… I gotta admit I do the same thing! Don’t know why!
Barry: Wie profan!
Alfredo: 1. Both possible. 2. You’re the man! 3. Thanks for this info on my beloved Great Wall. 4. Awesome comment as always - thank you!
Gisela: Wo bistn normalerweise, wenn nicht in Deutschland?
Becci: Meine kleine Schwester ist die absolute Nummer 1 im Süßsein!
Heinz H.: Immer diese Hektik… haha, sorry, hab hier ein paar kümmerliche Problemchen, später mehr davon!
Maggie: Thank you!
Barry: Jo, ich würde wirklich gerne immer jeden Tag posten, aber weiß auch nicht ob das immer jeden Tag gehen wird…
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Jetzt machst Du`s aber langsam spannend.
Da können wir uns schon mal eingewöhnen auf die Zeit, in denen durch die Weiten des Nichts wandelst. Ich meine so Taklamakan und die Steppe in Kasachstan.
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:33 pm
just want to say hi. Take care. I still read your blog every day. Keep the good job!
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:35 am
Hallo Christoph, Gisela hat sich für ein paar Tage verabschiedet, was nicht heißt, dass du das nachmachen musst. Also, hurtig ins Gelände…
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:29 am
ja das kleine mädchen ist wirklich total süüüß… deine schwester muss dann ja auch total süüüüß sein