Dunhuang August 2007

On to Dunhuang. We flew from Beijing at some absurdly early time after going to be recklessly late.

Turn left out the hotel, cycle 5km, desert.

Oasis.

This is what you look like if you trudge up a huge sand dune.

Health and safety.....

Dunhuang train station. Incomplete, but functioning.

12 hours became 19. A spectacular delay. Aytun beat me at cards. I had beer, she bought some boiled eggs in a bag.

We were told the delay was 6 hours. It was 7.

We were in hard sleeper. 6 bunks to an alcove, no door. But it was fine.

The sunset as we left Dunhuang on the way to Turpan.