Monthly Archives: April 2008
Lanzhou
Someone had lost his pig: Can’t see? Take a closer look: Eagle-eye Chris never lets a dead pig go unnoticed! … I was so happy I would finally make it to the city today: – new shoes! – chocolate! – a shower! – broadband! – a laundry! … The road was long and winding though: […]
sunshine
I had spent the night in a trucker motel right next to the highway: …and when I woke up, I could see what was on the “window blinds” in my room: โLet’s take a look at how foreigners raise dogs. ็็่ๅคๆไนๅ ป็ใ” The author focused mainly on the USA, and seemed fascinated by all the different […]
self-proclaimed doors
I woke up early, then finished yesterday’s post and went out to have a good serving of dumplings: Today’s post is mainly about doors: (You can guess that nothing really exciting happened to me today, otherwise I wouldn’t have to escape into the realms of obscure art right now!) Well, I had been thinking about […]
paws
You’ve seen it before on other pictures (things falling apart): Here in China, there’s much writing on the wall. This particular one reads: “daughters also carry on the family line. ๅฅณๅฟไนๆฏไผ ๅไบบใ” – advising potential parents that a daughter will continue the family lineage just as well as a son. The problem: according to Confucian tradition, […]
tea & literature
Chankou seems to consist of only two building rows hugging the highway: I spent an easy day (a nice day) having tea & reading in my book outside of a Muslim restaurant: They served an excellent eggplant (could have gone a bit easier on the grease though): 80km to Lanzhou. Oh, oh, oh…
to each his own
Today was a bit too much for me: – the distance. – the “repaired” shoe (inner linings, children of the valley – oh, how I regret it!) – the inclining road (babies walk on roads inclined) – my cold. Damn. Well, I could have slept off the cold for another two days. And I tried […]
another walk in the park
I’ve said it before: sometimes being bored in a nice way can be quite pleasant. Today was just that. … 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 […]
wieners
My hotel seems almost completely deserted during most of the day: There’s a KTV-karaoke place on the second floor: Sometimes I can hear people sing, but I never go in. Rather I’d hang out in the little shop next door: Look at shelves full of wieners: And because I’m so bored, I created a Google […]
cold
See the white stuff on top of the fruit-stands? The snow is back, and the cold is back – and I got myself just that: I got a cold. Using Chinese and Western medicine at the same time, I am somehow hoping that at least the disgusting taste might do some good for me: You […]
little things
A day in a little town. I wander around looking for decent chocolate: I write up yesterday’s post, fix some things on the site and try to stock up on movies. The afternoon sees me hanging out in a little store next to my hotel, when a girl comes in with this: Haiyang baobao ๆตทๆดๅฎๅฎ […]
overtaken
I am so slow, I got overtaken today. Again, the sky cleared up and revealed the breathtaking beauty of the world: There weren’t that many places to resupply on food and drink, but I found some people with a large cool-box somewhere (about an hour before I got overtaken): Then, right before it happened, there […]
east west north or south
Like I said before, there was a pair of donkeys in the yard of the farmhouse I was staying at: And there was this little pig: You might remember I’ve always had a thing for goofy-looking animals (sheepolution, camel #4). Lots of fun with this adorable one: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from […]
all the good under the clouds
Cloudy weather isn’t necessarily pretty, but it’s good to get work done: The same goes for walking: clouds = good. I noticed so many donkeys everywhere: Dear four-legged friends: some might say that horses are more stylish than you (with your long ears), but I still like you best! … I walked past a small […]
what is walking?
I finally left Jingning behind: Before, I had to fill up on water and soft drinks in a small shop, and it was there that I found something to share with you: I have a standard answer when little Chinese kids get big eyes and say: “So tall! ๅฅฝ้ซๅ!” It goes: “Drink milk! ๅ็ๅฅถ!” Cuz […]
use/disuse/thanks
Yesterday and today. Two days of my long way home. I feel weary: Maybe a bit like this old furnace in my hotel. Is it tired from the use? Or rather from the progress of time itself? But then: I’m neither that old or hardworking. … Guys: I want to say THANK YOU for your […]
eat up
My day revolved mainly around noodles: …and fruit: I’m not going to make much words here. A lazy day.
2-0-0-0
This is me after precisely two thousand kilometers: More hair (1-0-0-0). And another reason to get down: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock […]
lost causes
There have been times on this trip when my behind was flaming with cold (the happy and the burning red, Christoph in hell) – but now as I’m sitting here, I have heat under my butt and a running nose. What happened? Well, before it came to this, I had to get out of Longde: […]
boring, good
Tent, shoes, sleeping bag: All these things needed some time to dry. So I spent a boring day in a hotel that had chamber pots outside in the hallway: Being bored can be quite pleasant though at times.
Scandinavia
Waking up that morning in the tent was horrible: You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content Accept required service and unblock content I decided to go back to sleep […]