Tibet
| Xinjiang + Kazakhstan, 2023 | East China
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| Kashgar Khorgas Almaty Charyn Canyon |
Kashgar
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| A dense crowd of tourists at the Ancient City Gates |
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| The famous Ancient City Walls (Which I watched being built in 2015) |
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| Tour groups swarm the Ancient City streets! |
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| Bronze blacksmiths The bored child is a nice touch |
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| Bronze camel train |
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| Signboard showing noted local artists Sign says "Oil Painting Street" |
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| Historic Id Kah Mosque |
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| Id Kah Mosque: Outside Prayer Hall |
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| Id Kah Mosque: Prayer Hall |
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| Mao Statue |
Khorgas Border Crossing
From Unrumqi to the Khorgos border city then on to Almaty
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| Urumqi High-Speed Train Station It's both enormous and well organized |
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| View over Khorgas |
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| Khorgas border station (Chinese side) |
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| Cross-border sleep bus I snagged a brief ride between the frontier posts |
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| View back to Khorgas, from a bus |
Almaty
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| Kazakstan Independence Monument (1) |
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| Kazakstan Independence Monument (2) |
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| Government building under repairs from 2022 riots |
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| Another building under repair behind a fabric facade |
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| A 1990s plaque of demonstrators resisting Soviet oppression Any irony is in the eye of the beholder |
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| Ascension Cathedral (aka Zekov’s Cathedral) |
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| Ascension Cathedral interior |
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| Ascension Cathedral interior |
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| Panfilov Park: Major General Panfilov |
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| Afghan War Memorial |
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| Panfilov Park: Memorial to Glory |
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| "Great Russia. There is nowhere to retreat - Moscow is behind us" |
Charyn Canyon Tour
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| View to Bartogay Lake. Ho hum. |
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| Charyn Canyon |
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| Guide "Andrey" at Charyn Canyon |
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| Charyn Canyon |
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| Notice the "face" in the center |
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| Kazakh lady who has a nephew in Edinburgh! |
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| Nearby scenic spot, close to Lunar Canyon |
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Tibet
| East China
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