Jul 20.
Our second day includes Gaochang Ruins, Astana Tombs, the Flamming Mountains, Beziklik Caves, make a visit with a family in a local Uyghur village, and see the Karez irrigation system in the Grape Valley. We end up sampling some of the locally produced vine and then have dinner at a local family’s vineyard, dining outside next to thier home.
Interestingly, the niece of the family that is hosting the dinner, is visiting from her home in Austrailia. Everyone does a head snap when she introduces herself and a distinctly Austrailian accent bounds out of her mouth. Her family has left Xinjiang Province to try and establish a better life abroad.