Kashgar

Serenity

December 11, 2009

in Photo Friday, Travel, Xinjiang

Photo Friday #25 Uygur man in night market area, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, October 2009 The streets of Kashgar are chaos – motorbikes and taxis swerve among the pedestrians, kicking up dust. Food vendors call out to potential patrons. Kids run down the streets shouting with each other. Buses barrel down the wider avenues, honking at [...]

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Boys Will Be Boys

November 27, 2009

in China, Photo Friday, Travel, Xinjiang

Photo Friday #23 Uygur boys in Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China – October 2009 Playing cards, snacking on popcorn, generally owning the streets… boys are boys the world over! The Next Bruce Lee? Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China – October 2009 This boy stopped us on the street and pleaded, “Take my picture!” He then performed various [...]

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Kashgar

November 26, 2009

in China, Travel, Xinjiang

AKA Kashi This is China? Visiting Kashgar was a bit like meeting up with a childhood friend’s little sister. You remember her, and you’re comfortable with her as part of a family you loved, but you didn’t really know her all that well. I lived previously in the Middle East, (my childhood friend) and I [...]

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