The attention people give to our event does indeed vary a lot. In England, France classic car enthusiasts were awaiting us in small crowds along the road. In French and Italian villages people had got out their chairs to watch us go by. In Greece the horn and light signal greetings from other cars started and since the middle of Turkey medium and big crowds are awaiting us in most villages and towns. I am not sure what for.
Kids everywhere are always the most enthusiastic but adults also show their admiration.
With about one million inhabitants, Baotou is a modern, industrial city with few sights for tourists. Several hours to the south of Baotou lies the Mausoleum of Genghis Khan which allegedly contains his ashes, but we have not time to see it. After talking to the translator, he talks to a woman from the travel office, who talks to the hotel manager, who talks to the guards on duty. Another desert, but with all this rain it just does not feel like the real thing. Nr. 7 withstands the rain in his open Lanchester.