a bit nippy

icey view

From the big lake on the left (Qinghai Hu) we are due east along the river… Can you see me waving?

It’s a little after midnight and I feel like a made man.  Sometimes you have to lean on people a little bit to get what you want.  But let me take a step back… About twenty minutes ago, at approximately 11:45 p.m. there was all kinds of pounding going on downstairs. This is not uncommon.…

pictures from the mosque

in the courtyard

white hats abound in xining

inside the mosque

roll out the carpet

captions, anyone?