Jumé Irmscher

I completely lost myself in the 4D experience of New York, that for the first time ever, I didn't pick up my camera. I have only these few humble cell phone photos to offer. I hope they'll do. If not, I'm already planning my next trip back, with good walking shoes and camera in tow. Watch this space!

I did it. I finally did it. I got on a plane and flew to the United States of America. “Oh, that’s it? That’s not so great”, you might say. But it is. It is that great. And I’ll tell you why. 

Part II - Urumqi, Hami, Dunhuang, and Turpan Words seem to fail me when describing the above towns. It's not that they were simply so beautiful I can't find the correct words to describe my awe, but it's rather that they were more Chinese than the Middle East feeling you get in Kasghar, that I simply don't want to go into too much detail about them. I am a bit disappointed, I guess you can say.  I flew 7 hours from Shanghai to go to Xinjiang. Seven hours. Spend that much time on a plane from Germany and I'm almost in my mom's front yard in South Africa. You can experience an entirely different world in that distance, but I didn't really have that when I flew to Xinjiang.  Kasghar overwhelmed me because it was such a complete contrast to Shanghai and other Chinese cities I've visited. Once I left that small city and traveled to Urumqi, I was right back in China. The buildings, the people, and the food - everything was just like any other Chin...