Quest International Xi'an

... in a memo for the boys.) I hasten to add we did strike it lucky and located the elusive air filter. The staff at Toyota were so kind and invited us to have lunch in their staff cafeteria. How lucky was that! A delicious lunch and the entertainment was watching the sneaky, giggly glances from a few. Well, have you ever tried to eat slippery mushrooms with chopsticks?<br><br>We had the best afternoon, cycling along the top of the Old City Wall which was built in ...

... screen that covered the roof of an entire street. This morning we got up a 4:30 a.m to go to the airport. We flew to Xi'an and now here we are. We visited a museum today and tonight we will get the chance to experience the night life. Tomorrow we visit the Teracota warriors. Thats all for now. Were having a good time and we hope all is well back home. Gab and dad.

... in the same, but slightly more mechanised, method. We were shown how this was done and then given the opportunity to buy our very own warriors. Naturally we didn't (at this stage) and so we moved on to the excavation site. The warriors are part of an enormous tomb for the first emperor and the site is still being excavated. We first visited the largest excavation which is covered by a giant hangar building. It was a little frustrating to see because you are ...

... all around me. I slowly walked in a circle around the waterless fountain as the kids came and went doing their best to ask me as many questions as they could each time they went around. I stayed for about an hour during which I answered as many as I could. I did my best to leave alive! We all had a great time and I had to laugh as their parents all ran to help me stop them crossing the busy main road ...

... Dish after dish, bowls of soup, dumplings formed like little birds or fish-each designed to give a clue as to what was inside. Jasmine Tea, a sour rice broth, a beverage of our choice, and fruit and pastry for dessert. It was amazing. The show began at 8:00. There were 10 different cultural acts-dancing, musical instruments, and singing. We had seen what was a poorer quality show at LongMai, and a short piece of a similar show at the Summer Palace, but ...

... back around to buy another one! Guess how much? 1.5 Yuan (about 21 cents). Then, we had 10 beef dumplings (you will see a pic) for 6 Yuan (86 cents) that were yummy! There was no English on the menu and we lucked out that we liked them, but you have to try. We also tried some kind of bean curd cake and fried gooey rice thing. These were not as good, but fun to try! We ended our feast with a peanut brittle kind of candy and man, it was great. Now for the fun market ...

... the Emperor thought his enemies would come from. Pit 3 appears to command center because of the guard formations found within the pit. When first excavated by the archeologists, the Warriors were found to be brightly painted. As they were exposed to the air, the paint oxidized and faded away. There are a few Warriors that still have traces of the paint. Because of the fading, the archeologists have not excavated all of the ...

... we are learning that any trip in China involves at least 2/3 unknown stops at various factories so that the Chinese can force their extortionately priced wares on unsuspecting tourists. They hadn't quite banked on a group of cheapskate backpackers who kept their hands firmly on their wallets and so mercifully the stops at such places were short! When we did finally make it to the warriors it was incredible and almost unbelievable had we not seen it with our ...

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... we overtook each other it was all smiles and waves, truly wonderful. <br><br>The monks from the monastery roam the streets of Xi'ahe in their burgundy coloured robes and smile a lot for no apparent reason. Just seems a bit odd when you see them with mobile phones attached to their ears! They weren't around in 2004. Mobiles get everywhere eventually! <br><br>After an extended stay in Xi'ahe we were all set to leave for Bingling Caves, but just ...