Time to get focused; Dena (my girlfriend) has just left China
heading back to England. Dena has been here for a year now teaching
English at Dalian medical university. All the week leading up to this
moment I have been feeling really sad and dreading saying goodbye, I
have cried so many times and now while writing this my eyes are still
watery and the lump in my throat feels like a heavy burden. Waving Dena
off from the front of Down town backpackers – Beijing (Nan lou gu
xiang, huton) was really sad, but I feel really happy for Dena as she
will be with her friends and family again and that makes the sadness
less painful.
Today will be the start of my journey its now 06.40 hrs, at 13.50
hrs I will fly to the ancient capital of Xi’an in Shaanxi province, the
start of the Silk route. At the moment I am not sure what to expect, I
have read so much about the place and seen it through the eyes of the
photographers who have been there before me, but now its my turn to see
it through my eyes. I will not be doing this for any glossy
publication, nor will I have to conform to any travel agencies set
agenda to photograph it in a way that can sell holidays. I will be
doing this as an independent so I hope I can show China and the modern
Silk route as it is today.
