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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Xi'an
Leaving in a few minutes, but I can't leave without giving you a taste of our time here:
The Big Goose Pagoda is both an amazing ancient site
and, since the loosening of religious restrictions, once again a practicing monastery
Xi'an was the end of the Silk Road, and still has an amazing Muslim Quarter
and Great Mosque (no pictures, because I ran out of camera juice).
The terracotta warriors -- astounding, of course.
A Tang Dynasty performance, quite perfect for we touristy folks.
Plus lots of noodles!
The Big Goose Pagoda is both an amazing ancient site
and, since the loosening of religious restrictions, once again a practicing monastery
Xi'an was the end of the Silk Road, and still has an amazing Muslim Quarter
and Great Mosque (no pictures, because I ran out of camera juice).
The terracotta warriors -- astounding, of course.
A Tang Dynasty performance, quite perfect for we touristy folks.
Plus lots of noodles!
Blog Hiatus
We're off to the river portion of the trip, so no Internet access for the next four days. I've left Scott with a humongous backlog, though!
Here's your intrepid blogger at work:
Here's your intrepid blogger at work:
The Bus [Beijing]
We definitely travel in style, in a full-sized air conditioned bus.
Our Beijing driver was Mr. Lee, who Gloria assured us is excellent at navigating the crazy, mostly inexperienced Beijing drivers, who do not give anyone, especially pedestrians, the right of way, regardless of such niceties as traffic lights or sidewalks.
Plus the kids have fun.
Our Beijing driver was Mr. Lee, who Gloria assured us is excellent at navigating the crazy, mostly inexperienced Beijing drivers, who do not give anyone, especially pedestrians, the right of way, regardless of such niceties as traffic lights or sidewalks.
Plus the kids have fun.
Trees [Bejing 6/21]
They are magnificent, and revered. This is a 500-plus year old glory described as nine dragons twining, quite possibly in the Forbidden City
and some lovely willows in the Summer Palace.
Plus they're great for staying cool when it's over 100 degrees out.
and some lovely willows in the Summer Palace.
Plus they're great for staying cool when it's over 100 degrees out.
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