Dunhuang

Wednesday 10/04/2013 and Thursday 11/04/2013 - DUNHUANG (Silk Route).

Arrival at Dunhuang.

Dunhuang's brand new train station.

Mogao Caves
... unfortunately no pictures allowed in the caves.
These caves contain the most beautiful Buddhist paintings I have ever seen!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogao_Caves

World class world heritage.

In front of the main cave.

There a hundreds of caves.

Desert, the sand dunes.

 Free entrance up to 1.20m, but it didn't work out.

Camels awaiting tourists. 

At the top of the first sand dune.

Still meeting people to make a picture from me and mu daughter.

Selfportret at the highest sand dune around

(sorry, there was nobody else to help us making a better picture).

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Also my birthday.

A Happy Birthday.

  

In a canyon, the western thousand Buddhas grottoes.
(No picures allowed).

 Yumen Guan Pass

 Han dynasty village walls.

A soo cute camel.

Bof...

200km further in the desert... Yadan geological park.

A sudden call from the tour agent.  Dispite a lot of patience,

none of us figured out what the english (?) conversation was about.

Right, I didn't reach the summit.

On this one, yes.

Panoramic 180° view of the desert.

Leaving Dunhuang.

Leaving Dunhuang for Tianshui.

Train food.

Nice dinner with mu daughter.

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