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It was supposed to be a highlight of my journey to Xining, I was not so sure why I feel this place a bit overrated for me since the travel from the City kind of almost 2.5 hours. I hired a private driver which I found from TripAdvisor even before flying to Lanzhou. Everything was pre-booked and the journey started at 7am. The old man with a gold sedan car came to fetch me. He doesn't even speak a word of English. I booked an English speaking driver. It makes a lot of difference since the price paid was for English and I received only Chinese. Haihhhh... compare to the driver whom I met the day before this trip he even offered to bring me to Qinghai Lake at almost half of the price I paid. aihhhh...too late to cancel though! I decided to just accept and try to enjoy myself throughout the journey. The journey kind of scenic and with yellow rapeseed flower everywhere and at some of the grassland, I can see some Yaks having a feast. Toilet break kind of very challen

I decided to book the local group tour on my 3rd final days at Lanzhou. I was looking forward to visiting Dunhuang for famous Mogao Grottoes but the place was affected by the flood . I am more interest in Mogao Grottoes than Bingling or Maijishan Grottoes. I have visited Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang so Bingling Temple cave doesn't impress me at all. Maybe I will try to visit Mogao another year when I continue my silk road journey to Urumqi. I booked the tour from the local travel agent. It was a bus group tour with Mandarin speaking tour guide. Joined me that day are all local Aunties and Uncles. A bit havoc but overall fine. Just do your own thing, everything would be fine. The bus departed as early as 7am from Lanzhou City Hotel where everyone gathered.  My hotel packed some breakfast for me. Cold breakfast! Well..better than nothing. Forgot to snap my breakfast box from Hotel - hard-boiled egg, cold mantao, halal sausage, bread and box of milk. How I commun

I continued my Silk Road Journey last July. I have been to Beijing ,   Shanghai ,  Hangzhou and Xi'an. From Xi'an , I head to Lanzhou. Big Thank You to AirAsia to fly direct to Lanzhou since last year. I was the happiest when they announce the new route. Lanzhou is the capital of Gansu province and a door to northwestern China and a great start place if you are planning to take the bullet train or even domestic flight to Urumqi. My initial plan is to visit Urumqi but due to time constraint, I forgo my intention and settled with Lanzhou - Xining instead. I will continue my silk road journey some other time. Most people say not many things to see in Lanzhou. As for me who don't believe in touch n go travel spend few days at Lanzhou to explore more. Traveller especially foreign will only spend a day or two here at Lanzhou before head to Jiayuguan and Dunhuang. If you have 4 days 3 Nights , here some idea Things To Do in Lanzhou . 1. Explore the Yellow Riv

Luoyang is another interesting city to visit while in Xi'an. Luoyang served as cradle of the Chinese civilisation as it was the capital city of 13 ancient dynasties from Xia Dynasty.When talk about Luoyang people will relate it with Longman Grottoes and Shaolin Temple. So many will just take a day trip from Xi'an. I decided to explore this city for 3D/2N and I find it has more than I can imagine. Xi'an - Luoyang - Xi'an 3D/2N itinerary * Old Town District , Laocheng * Longman Grottoes * Emperor Carriage Museum * Sui and Tang Botanic Garden I took 1 hour high speed trains from Xi'an North to Luoyang Longman Railway Station. I pass through Mt Huashan which I really wanted to climb but unable to do so. WTH! sad! I reached Luoyang around mid afternoon. After check in to my hotel then I head down to reception asking them the best way to Laocheng or Luoyang Old Town District. Since no subway here , the best transportation is taxi ride. I took