Today is my third day in Kashgar and it’s gotten pretty hot. The old town is amazing with winding streets with mud houses and interesting residents. An old man invited me into his house for tea and I sat there for an hour with his wife and mother drinking tea and showing them my family photos. The insides of the houses are very interesting with a tiny courtyard. The wife even let me roam around the upstairs and showed me the front room where all of the family heirlooms are kept.
I also made friends with some local kids in front of the mosque and compared drawings with a little girl who was carrying a sketch board. I will never get used to Chinese tourists standing two inches behind me, breathing on my neck while I’m drawing.
Today was the Sunday market and I really hate to say I was underwhelmed. I went to the animal and main markets and it wasn’t very busy and there were very few nationalities. I’ve spent a few days trying to get a bus ticket to Osh (sold out) or a share taxi (no one’s interested) so it’s been pretty frustrating. Let’s hope I get to Kyrgyzstan soon!