Karma County 3
- krolesh
- May 3, 2024
- 2 min read
Later I went back to Labrang, I couldn't get enough of it.
More priceless pics
Buying juniper for incense
I climbed the hill across the river to get a view
Instant Brotherhood
I went for food at a café and chatted with the owner, in English. We had the most easy beautiful connection, and he was very open about his culture, and it's ancient and modern history. I'll say no more.
But what I will say is that we both felt completely connected, in sharing a deep appreciation for his ancient culture and its importance. And regardless of all that, we just connected as people.
The same happened again in the evening, when Dukkar and I jammed and chatted for a few hours. It was beautiful, these guys are really something special, so warm, open, so easy to connect with, so genuinely empathetic and hospitable. It's a beautiful feeling to hang out with them.
Back To Lanzhou
So with the warmest feeling in my belly I reluctantly headed back to the city, to reunite with my bike and my gear.
I bought some pastries for my bus journey, including this delicious potato pie.
Prayer wheels and various temple paraphernalia for sale.
Brekky at the Tara Café. Yum!
Watching the morning world go by.
Eventually I headed down those many hills, back to Lanzhou, on a local bus.
Chinese men have super long penises, so the urinals go right down to the floor.
Oh, ok, yeah, that's right, it's because the men are mostly short around these parts. In the leg department, I mean.
Yeah, not the middle leg. I wouldn't know about that one, but I've heard rumours.
I found a place to stay near the railway station, so I could collect Bewdy and my panniers with a minimum of fuss. I'm happy to report that the good people at the freight company transported her perfectly, despite the fact that she wasn't protectively wrapped in any way at all. Not a scratch on her, and everything seems to be working just as it should.
She still rides like a Merc.
A New Era Begins
So I'm all set to begin the next leg of my long journey - my ride right across the dry barren lands and deserts of northwestern China, all the way to the Kazakhstani border.
It's over 3,000km to there, the way I wanna go, so, given my visa situation, it's improbable that I'll be able to pedal the whole way.
But I'll pedal most of it, insha'Allah.
I'm so excited to get out there riding again.
I'm in different lands now. The fertile rice country of Southeast Asia and southwestern China are just beautiful memories, and the geography here is worlds away from there.
It's arid country, with a long and ancient Han, Buddhist and Islamic history.
I'm itching to get amongst it❤️
And btw, thanks for the title guys .....
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