Pause

We are going to Osaka Tomorrow. There will be no posts until we come back. Meanwhile, we have confirmed our flights to Norway in April and Ireland in June 2025

Xining Railway Station

Our train was at 2150. We were provided with a soft sleeper compartment for four. We bought two more tickets for RMB1,800 so that we could have a compartment to ourselves.

Sad to say our overnight sleeper in Egypt was more comfortable

We went to bed shortly after boarding

Our tickets 

Dinner in Xining

We had our dinner and went to the train station.

The ball in the lion's mouth cannot be taken out

The technic is called hollow carving. The ball is carved inside the mouth after the head is finished or at the same time

Qinghai Lake 3

We were at the Half Island of Er Lang Jian. The lake is so huge that it looks more of a sea from the shore.

The altitude

There are many yaks on the shore

We paid RMB20 for the photos

Qinghai Lake 2

We were at the Qing Hai Hu Er Lang Jian Scenic Area. There is a floating temple with Tibetan prayer flags.