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China 2001 - Part Four: Urumqi & Turpan

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Travel story: China 2001 - Part Four: Urumqi & Turpan

Urumqi, Monday, September 10

After breakfast I asked at the travel desk about getting a car and driver to Turpan, a nearby town that had a few mosques I wanted to visit. The guy wanted 700 Yuan ($85), which seemed high, so I decide to shop around a little.

Much to my surprise it was cool and rainy outside. I had thought that rain was rare in these dry parts of China. Anyway, I put on my raincoat and got a taxi to the XinJiang Airline... More

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