and then



with the warriors



ok, so, the rest of China was full of all kinds of fabulous..........xi'an was really great with a cool muslim quarter, which was basically a big soukh and the coolest mosque ever: courtyards and old chinese architecture......the terra cotta warriors were pretty amazing, massive and intricate and just mind-boggling...no two warrior faces are alike!...needless to say, it was all quite touristy, with shops upon shops everywhere, but, hey what do you expect?....oh, and the best part, the bus to the warriors (1 hour) was a whopping 7 yuan!!!!  thats $1  awesome!!!!!



forbidden city








and then..........beijing was awesome!  saw all kinds of palaces and parks with pagoda roofs  love them! missed embalmed mao zedong, but i think he will be there for a while ;)  oh yeah, there was also that little thing they call the GREAT WALL!!!  that was so grand and amazing and impressive...wow, wow, wow....if its not already one of the 7 or 8 natural or old or modern wonders of the world, it needs to be....  i got to stay with ailin (holla!), who is rocking beijing in every way possible  (love u and so proud!)  she showed me the night life: vodka and grape juice and karaoke and $1 fried rice delivery the next morning ;)....i got "Eat Pray Love" at a little book stand....a good read, inspiring, cant wait to see the movie...on my last night ailin took me for some.......NACHOS!!!!!!  haha you knew i would get my fix ...all in all China was a great surprise, i learned so much about the economy and the politics and the people!!!  and it got me ready for even more traffic and more staring in india 







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