Terra-cotta Warriors in Xi'an

Here are some more updates now that we are on our third day in Xi'an.

 

Yesterday we rented a double-person bike and rode around the city wall of Xi'an. It's elevated by about 10-15 meters, and I think around 18km in length. We biked the whole thing in about 1:40. It was some much needed exercise. For lunch we ate at a small restaurant in the Muslim quarter. We had 3 dishes and 2 bottles of water for 40 kuai. In the evening we found another small restaurant and had some new dishes - deep fried eggplant, and some spicy green beans (stir fried). Of course - we also had Gongbaojiding (Kung pao Chicken). We've had some form of that dish almost every day (either Chicken, Shrimp or Tofu).

 

Today we took the bus out to see the Terra-cotta warriors. The tours were supposed to be 180+ each but we took the bus for 14 round trip and paid our own entry - a much cheaper option. This site had thousands of warrior statues that were from the Qin dynasty and were uncovered by accident by some farmers about 30 years ago. The first "pit" had well over 1000, inclding some horses and chariots. It was quite cool.

 

Tonight we are thinking of heading to a KTV place (for some Karaokee). We'll see how that goes!

 

There are computers here so we can upload + resize pictures, but it's unbearably slow for now I'll limit it to a few pictures:

 

1. Some dishes from a Sichuan restaurant in Beijing. Clockwise - Deepfried mushrooms, Spicy eggplant, Kung Pao Tofu

 

2. The city wall we rode around in Xi'an. There were some decorations on one side of the wall.

 

3. The hutong district of Beijing. This is where all the bars are that the foreigners drink at. Lots of restaurants too.

 

4. Careful!

 

5. One area of Beihai park. We rented boats here on the lake.

 

6. A view of the main pagoda of Beihai park from our boat. It was really peaceful out there.

 

That's all for now. Maybe more pictures next time when I can find a better computer.