Walking the wall in Xi’an + Walking the Great Wall barefoot (damn sandals) + hiking a glacier near Pakistan + falling in a salt lake near Turpan + hiking up and down dunes in Dunhuang ( chasing my prized Malboro cowboy hat as it blew away)+ biking to the Mogao Grottoes (hello heat exhaustion) + getting on and off countless buses/trains/planes = one tired pair of legs. One month of travelling. Xi’an, Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Shandong, Beijing, Urumqi, Hotan, Kashgar, Turpan, Dunhuang and Lanzhou. Whew.
It’s great to be back in Hangzhou, but unfortunately it’s only to say goodbye.