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Silkroad travel: Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 21, 2007

The last hundred meters in Kyrgyzstan! We cyclists have the privilege of overtaking all waiting trucks at the Chinese border in Simhana (2'790 m sal.). The picture may mean little to you but it does much to us: we made it to China! We also made it to a series of stores offering all a cyclist needs: fruit, bread, sweets, and mineral water.

The inward trucks to the left bring ore to China, the outward going trucks carry bales of fabric. There are also lots of new cars and trucks leaving China: its Silkroad "pur et dur".

The picture was taken by Herman, showing the Australian Martin. Three of us were already busy entering the customs building.