On Day 8, I got back to Urumqi with my friend and took a days rest before heading further west. It was a very pleasant day in Urumqi with lovely weather for a stroll around town. It was also another lovely and productive day photographically.
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| A wonderful autumn morning in the streets of Urumqi |
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| A mother and a child enjoying a bright autumn morning |
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| The local market near the station, it was a place full of dry fruit shops |
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| A local Nan maker giving me "the look" |
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| The sight in the alleyways of the market |
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| A portrait of a hot snack vendor |
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| Touched by technology and fully engrossed in it |
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| A whole sale raisins vendor. It is here that I realised that the word Kishmish is common in Uyghur and Hindi/Urdu |
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| Another curious Raisins vendor |
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| A young helping hand |
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| Little things that make you happy....A mother and father so happy to see me turn around and click a photo of their child |
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| Another bread maker, but his bread was very similar to one found in my hometown called Porata |
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| Happiness... |
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| "Hold it right here kid !!! Whats the matter you scared ??" |
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| Chinese chess |
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| Riders waiting for a ride... |
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| Portrait of a samsa vendor |
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| Xinjiang chaat...a quick snack very similar to chaat in India... |
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| A carnivores delight.... |
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| The Boss... |
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| A view of the evening food market |
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| And to finish the day off, some amazing Hami melon and watermelon... |
Making me hungry!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteYou would love it...the food was wonderful... :)
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