99.8.16
Beijing Good-bye, Beijing

75 times, the Beijing West Railway Station 9:32 start, the Tibetan dream trip to begin.

L and Z, I drove to the train station. Today, Beijing's highest temperature was 32 degrees, I put the shirt because of backpacks full of trousers to wear, although the morning, waiting when they took me cruelly hot, but fortunately 75 is air-conditioned car.

Baoding parking, the same car at the station of Lanzhou who bought one of the local specialty of pickles, packaging is very natural, should be bought back to taste. When the car crossed the Yellow River near Zhengzhou, this time a wide surface of the water, feel more spectacular.
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99.8.17
75 -603 times the smooth transfer station in Xining

Ping Station 75 prior to reaching the sequential quadratic over the Yellow River. Soon over a bridge above the shelf in the Huangshui, there are armed police guards, said the bridge, known as "Qinghai first bridge", over the bridge officially entered the territory of Qinghai.

18:09,75 times punctuality arrived in Xining, got off smoothly with the User A meet in, and successfully replaced by 18:30 pm from Xining to Golmud of 603 times, 603 times to catch up a little bit unexpected, because the road has hit 75 times to a tractor, and has this delayed up to 14 minutes.

One on the 603 encountered two Cantonese: B and C, they are husband and wife, the children throw their parents a few months old ran out, this is their third time in Tibet, mainly destined for East Asia.

On the bus wanted to fill sleeper, but a look at the situation will know Moxi (allegedly because of road repair, we have changed the train ride), it seems I have to spend a sleepless night of ... ...

99.8.18
Golmud Today is the "doomsday"

Finally get through the night, but before the noon arrival time is also very tough.

Just over 603 we can see that a large Chaerhan salt, it is spectacular, I heard that is next to the famous "bottomless salt bridge" Unfortunately, that before they can take pictures, get back onto the list.

10 minutes late the train arrived in Golmud station after riding out of the municipal government guest houses (Golmud hotels) and free them to stay car, here are still quite reasonable accommodation, the cheapest standard room is 96.

B, C together with two suggest that you pack a丰田越野车into Tibet, so that the road playing with convenience. So after lunch to find five individuals with the car, went to Tibet in Golmud Office (Sigma Office), Seager run guest houses, Tibet, terminal, etc., searching out丰田越野车unsuccessful, had to buy a sleeper bus to Golmud car tickets, lower berth 170 yuan, 160 yuan upper berth, and we went too early, of course, bought the shop. Today, finally know there are at least four long-distance bus station Golmud: Golmud bus stations, bus stations in Tibet plateau bus station (Muslims), the snow-covered bus station (Salar's). The latter two are already on the Internet that poor word of mouth, naturally does not sit them in Tibet over-enthusiasm bus driver to alert us, so sat Golmud passenger car. Georgia City minibus be one dollar.

After everything was settled back to hotel slept from 5:00 7:40 multi-always sleep I wake up, have been drowsy and pulse to speed up his head a little like wearing helmets (when special sympathy for the Monkey King Comrade head hoop a taste of what is really bad mood), should begin now to altitude sickness?

Departure from Beijing to Golmud to get off the train bumps straight about 50.5 hours, breaking his own record.

After dinner, take them out when making a call, B, C and roadside tea two one-person chat, the person claiming to be able to find willing to go to Lhasa, off-road vehicle, a pity that we have Mailejupiao, and later learned that he was Muslim, His words felt compromised the credibility of another. Bar may be stereotypes, but vigilance is higher away from home would not hurt.

Today is the legendary end of the world, for this argument is true or not I was insignificant. We sleep around 11 pm, and even if Armageddon is coming 12:00 punctual I am not interested to witness this great moment, even if the world to this end, I feel that there is not much regret that, at least I have embarked on a dream journey ... ...

Author: user01