Turpan to Korla, China. June 2016

Dag 41. Turpan til Korla, 394 km

I dag kørte vi fra Turpan til Korla. Meget af vejen, gik turen ad motorvej igennem ørken bjerge, igen en rigtig flot tur. Ufatteligt vejnet de har, her i Kina – vi kunne mange steder slet ikke se, den modkørende del af motorvejen.

Windmills - I dag igen vindmøller

Beautiful landscapes - Flot landskab

I dag har vi kørt 10000 km, siden afgang fra Bangalore d. 15.5.

Vi fandt vores hotel i Korla, lækkert sted lige ned til en flod (Påfugle floden). Vi gik en tur langs floden, dejlig tur under skyggefulde træer. Her bruges virkelig penge på at forskønne ting ( på nær alle elmasterne som ses overalt).

Korla

Michael at the hotel - Michael på hotellet

Peacock river - Påfugle floden

Vi valgte at spise buffet på hotellet til 95 kr per person. Lækker mad med rejer og røget gås.

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25th June, distance 394 km, driving time 6 hours

We had a fantastic drive from Turpan to Korla.

As we were driving through the desert, we were suddenly told by Sophie, that we were going to hit a mountain range. So no more petrol bunks or rest stations. I did fill up my tank, and the drive amazed me even more. These Chinese, have build a 4 lane highway, right through the mountains. With fantastic roads, 4 lanes up, and down, the passes, and all this bang in the middle of a desert. Fantastic views, and it was a pity driving down the mountains, back to the flat land of the desert, till we hit Korla.

Sweeping the highway - Så fejes motorvejen lige.

Beautiful scenery and Highways - Flot udsigt og motorveje

Another milestone reached today, where we crossed 10000 km of our journey, since leaving Bangalore. This called for a small celebration, in the car, so we quietly sipped our chilled bottled water, while Sophie slept.

The Peacock river - Påfugle floden

The Buffet 

Reached Korla, and our hotel at about 5 pm. We were on the 24^th floor, with an amazing view of the river running through the town. Went for a walk by the river, which was a very peaceful experience, and had a fantastic meal at our hotel, which had everything from Sushi, foie gras, smoked goose, live barbeque counter etc. Stuffed ourselves for less than 1000 Inr. ( beer included).