Home of the terracotta warriors kept us busy for 4 days - visiting tombs and temples, and a day trip to what must be the busiest mountain Western & Kiss have ever been on, Hua Shan. In many ways this day sums up our travel in China in the peak season - it was a Taoist mountain, home to worshipping monks seeking isolation and contemplation, now it is completely completely overrun with tourists (including ourselves of course) - there are food vendors every 10 minutes, and souvenir stalls selling gold medals to show your achievement in taking a cable car to the peak - imagine Oxford Street on the saturday before Xmas on a mountainside. Desperate stuff.The warriors and the tomb were impressive, and its given us ideas about our own! The farmer who first stumbled across them in 1974 whilst digging a well was at the museum to sign copies of the many books on sale - it gave Ell the opportunity to ask "are you the farmer?" (first one to name the film gets one of La Petite Generale's carbonara's at Magdalen Road on our return).
There was some terriffic food to be had in the muslim quarter - great breads, stews and kebabs, courtesy of descendents of the silk road traders, and a fascinating mosque chinese style.
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too easy! Withnail and I.
Glad to see your both still having a great time. Keep up the good work!
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