Silk Road - Part 3 (still alive)

First of all, thanks for your comments, which make us chuckle. We were wondering why there weren't any male camels around (Lee spent a lot of time analyzing the sex of the beasts), but now we know: they are busy Westerners' bashing abroad:). Thanks for filling us in, B!

We were tempted to trade our jeans for some nuclear plant "seeds", but they didn't quite "blossom" in our harsh suitcase environment. They almost had us tricked. Thanks for the tip about the receipt, Ivano:)!

Dunhuang is a lovely place - sand dunes and Buddhist caves - both original and definitely recommended! Unfortunately, we didn't get to para-glide, and used our good old feet instead to watch a spectacular sunset.