Overall, I'm glad I made the trip. Highlight was the scenery. Two girls made the trip enjoyable - 17 year old Hoo Ee Dun from Shanghai, who was very sweet and spoke good English, and 18 year old Sher Wun Chi from Urumqi, who was just really sweet to me (and really cute!). She is a trainee tour guide.
Highways were impressive - coming out of Urumqi was like heading for Banff from Calgary. In the mountains, it was like the park near Kicking Horse Pass, on the US side.
Main negative remarks:
1. Toilets!
2. A lot of people, esp. men, are very aggressive or rude, very inconsiderate. You can be waiting at a counter and someone will just barge in front of you. That's true anywhere in China, but on an extended trip like this, I'm getting ready to manifest a la Green Hulk. Bus drivers will bark at you to get back on the bus, building attendants will shout at you not to go somewhere. I'm starting to feel pretty provoked. I hope I don't get pushed over a certain line.
posted by hktom @ 12:00 PM
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