Backdate: Xinjiang Jun 2026 Day 7
18/6/26 Thurs: Ate breakfast at 9.15am, and the black fungus, cauliflower and the haird gourd were not bad. *They sell Kvass per litre too!* An hour later,阿力木drove us inside of 胡杨林for a while. The entire place reminded me of Tanzania and when he asked us to go down for a photo, no one wanted to because it was so hot lol. He also said the place is "dirty" at night. At 2pm, we had a second break because in Xinjiang, drivers are supposed to rest for 20 minutes after every four hours of driving. I bought a box of desserts for RMB 10 (S$1.9) at a rest stop. The jellies were nice, but the orange was spoilt though. 阿力木then brought us to this restaurant for lunch and it was very good. From 3 to 3.45pm, we shared three plates of羊腿手抓饭 (RMB 50 each) and five卡瓦斯 (RMB 8 each). The lamb drumstick was soft and the meat tasted great. At 5pm, we had another break of 15 minutes and I decided to try a凉皮 (RMB 15), which was quite bland. It was a long day of driving before we fi...
