Kangkang Express Inn
Travel Blogs from Xi'an
Poop!
... keep ourselves busy so that we slept better that night but we both felt really ill from lack of sleep on the train that we decided we wouldn't be able to enjoy anything anyway so we had a good 4hour sleep that afternoon. When we got up we went to see 'the big goose poganda' which is not a goose like the title suggests. By this point I've started to feel unwell so get Leigh to go up to the top of the poganda while I only manage less than ...
Geburtstage galt es zu feiern
... angetreten. Zwischendurch galt es natürlich um Mitternacht, das Geburtstagskind zu wechseln und auf meinen Jahrestag anzustoßen. :)
Am Sonntag war dementsprechend erst einmal ausschlafen angesagt...Der nächste Termin war erst um 18 Uhr das Geburtstagsessen mit ein paar Arbeitskollegen und Freunden, die ich dank XinYu kenne. Wir sind in das Restaurant neben meiner Wohnung gegangen, das sehr bekannt ist und jeden Tag bis 5 Uhr morgens geöffnet hat. Da wird ...
Behind the Scenes
I love going out to eat at restaurants here because I can't read the menu. I point to pictures and hope for the best. Everything is full of surprises whether i'ts vegetables or goat's blood. Like any other public place, I have gotten use to the stares, and I just keep using my chopsticks. Last week my not-so-great job of blending in landed me in the most incredible experience. Teresa and I were invited to tour the kitchen of the restaurant ...
Padezo en español...
... de no poder ni comprar un boleto de tren porque no logras dar a entender adonde quieres ir! (Hay que especificar que pocos hacen un real esfuerzo para entendernos... Normalmente se limitan a mandarnos por otro lado). Y lo mas chistozo (pues no siempre chistozo) es cuando se imaginan que lo han entendido todo y sin ninguna confirmación nuestra deciden de organizarnos la vida! Ouf!! Casi nos fuimos de regreso a Datong desde hohhot (11 horas de tren) en taxi porque un joven ...
I can Warriors!!!
... mixed together. It is then carved into statues and used in jewerlly such as rings and pendants. A lot of it was very expensive but it was nice to look at. On the way out we saw some embroidery done by silk, it was very nice to see and some were very pretty and so life like. We then got back on the bus. We then travelled to another factory where they made the Terracotta Army statues that are for sale. These are the official makers of the Terracotta Army as they are ...