second February
The fever is better, but the virus still there so that we postpone the departure on Friday. This gives Gunda two days and also get well-enough time for packing. Now we have so long on day X and have been waiting to loszukönnen much to day. Now it's wheels get fit, pack up all the dishwater look back, what's missing, etc. At 12.00 a call that Rieke and Thorsten is there, that's a nice surprise coming. The two are just starting with their tour visa at the German Embassy. You have to go back and then we will beautify the rice residue with a little salad and dine together.
way: 100 days ago, we were Cankaya !
first February
Last night there was a happy surprise: Reza stood at the door and invited us to dinner. We are back in the restaurant, where we were before, this time it is quiet because it is not Friday. We enjoy the evening with Reza and are very pleased that, despite enormous work stress takes time. He, too, any of us to say goodbye is not easy.
We manage to get into the subway with our usual trick and are punctual at the Turkmen. In there is the usual collection of visa procurement people. For us a fax has arrived and we fill out the form. Then it says: "You wait ten minutes". We gladly do it and actually have ten minutes later, our visa in his hand - six calendar days. We continue to run and meet for lunch at Rieke and Thorsten North of the city, now a center for 
with a bazaar and a large bus station. 
go back then and there we Gunda has a fever, we keep the rest of the afternoon and evening in the hotel.
31st January
We call people using our hotel at 9:30 in to the Turkmen. There is nothing there, we will call again in the afternoon. Gunda is a severe cold flat and Wolfgang whiles away the time in which he goes to the pub, worried and lunch: a big rice ball soup, Gunda tolerate it very well, Wolfgang gets diarrhea. At 1500, the Turkmen are at lunch. At 15:30 they're back and lo and behold, the visa is finished and tomorrow at 9.00 (ie 9.30) abholbar.
Gunda is still at elevated temperature in the bed and empties a packet of tissues after the other and his pockets Wolfgang sorted. Outside, as always tires mounted.
30th January
Today it is raining lightly. We call on the Turkmen and are glad that our hotel man translates for us. It turns out that in Turkmenistan weekend (we have already forgotten) and something happens earlier than Monday. We are on the way north, interrupted by buying coffee, 
there to go to church. Previously, we still have the choice between two coffee 
but a look at the signs hanging in the window border 
makes the choice easier - even without a computer.
on one of the subway stations is a branch of the Nunciature. The door is open, not a policeman at the door, we go to the site. It is large, but contains only a few buildings: the church with outbuildings, a large barn for two rabbits and a building that looks like the dressing on the football field.
The service is in English and is scheduled to begin at 18:30, shortly before the priest comes and lights the candles. By the end of the service is around 20 people who are in the church, a mix of nationalities.
29th January
China is just too big! We sit on the China card and the statistics of other travelers, stating: We can not do it by bike to ride to the east coast, if we want to Lhasa. Since we would like to Alex so our planning is now specifically to Lanzhou and then we have to. On the whole, then everything is a big question mark. But we find a plan to Lanzhou with the question mark Pamir in April is actually pretty good. Because we trust the Turkmens and its express visa processing, we buy another for their onward journey.
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