day 355: 昌吉 (Changji) = 0km

What was there to do? Stay in my castle of foot pain all day?

I tried this option, but eventually I had to go outside and watch some dudes play a game of 象棋 (xiangqi – Chinese chess) for a while:

Gotta love the way they are smashing the pieces!

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Then I went and bought a massive amount of fruits:

To round things up, before I returned to the castle, I had some 饺子 (jiaozi – dumplings):

Ever wondered why there seems to be so much garlic laying around on the tables in Chinese restaurants?

Well, this is not just for seasoning – instead, it is usually peeled and consumed directly with the food:

It’s supposed to function as a natural disinfectant.

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Ever got a surprise visit from Paul right after a meal in a roadside restaurant?

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Get the idea now?

Soundtrack: Bad Brains – “Fearless Vampire Killers”

—total: 4680,4km