The side past times side halt on our recent trip to PRC was to the urban centre of Xi'an (pronounced she-ann), domicile of the infamous Terracotta Warriors. We flew from Beijing to Xi'an on PRC Eastern Airlines too it seemed every bit though nosotros had stepped dorsum inwards time. For a ii lx minutes domestic flight, (similar to taking a flying from Denver to LAX at home), nosotros were given a hot meal, painting choices, choice of 4 unlike newspapers, blanket too slippers. And these were the inexpensive seats!
And hot tea. Lots of tea.
In fact, it is close impossible to regain mutual frigidity drinks of whatever sort inwards China. This H2O auto was the "drinking fountain" inwards the airport. The choices were warm or hot water. That's it.
In fact, at our hotel, I tried to club an iced tea, too the hostess stared dorsum at me, thence puzzled. She lastly brought a real pocket-size loving cup of hot tea amongst a drinking glass of H2O ice on the side. With Matt's club of iced coffee, my iced tea too the girls wanting a Sprite amongst ice, nosotros became affectionately known past times the hotel staff every bit "The Ice Family". They idea us thence strange.
Xi'an is i of the oldest cities inwards PRC too is i of the 4 swell ancient capitals of China, but the somewhat recent uncovering of the Terracotta Warriors has truly set Xi'an dorsum on the map.
Our hotel anteroom depicted some of the ancient history.
Ella enjoyed the welcome tea.
After check-in, our outset club of line of piece of occupation concern was to regain the historic bell tower inwards the 'old town' section.
We constitute the bell!
This urban centre is withal surrounded past times the master copy wall, which was pretty cool to see.
Smog inwards this urban centre was horrible!
But, I was impressed amongst the flowers everywhere too the prissy broad urban centre streets.
Inside the tower, nosotros happened upon a traditional musical performance.
We made it to the top!
I kept referring to Xi'an every bit a 'town', but inwards reality, amongst a population of 8 meg people, it's the size of New York City! It seemed thence pocket-size too quaint inwards relation to Beijing or Shanghai, each amongst a population of to a greater extent than or less 24 meg people. PRC is enormous!
We were stopped for pictures a lot, which we've dealt amongst before, but hither it seemed to live to a greater extent than similar a instruction minute for their kids too I constitute it endearing. To them, seeing Eva's blond pilus was sort of similar seeing a unicorn. I can't mean value of whatever other agency to depict it.
We constitute our agency to the Muslim Quarter side past times side too I absolutely loved the set out energy there!
There were several blocks total of street nutrient too other local items to buy. SO many nutrient choices!
Beef was skewered on to these large sticks. I don't know what sort of woods it was, but I'm certain it leant a swell flavor.
This was some sort of apple tree pound cake, which was good.
The girls loved the fancy cotton fiber candy.
My best estimate is that this was some sort of taffy pulling. They would trace the candy until it close touched the ground, too then they would flip it dorsum upwards the hook. So fun to watch!
Also, they were pounding another shape of candy amongst large mallets.
Matt saw a beef sandwich that he only had to try.
The man child chopped upwards the beef to a fine mince, too then loaded it into a apartment staff of life too added some sauce.
The finished product. We all loved this sandwich.
Not every 24-hour interval yous come across a sheep beingness cleaned correct inwards the street!
I constitute the spiraled white patato to live real intriguing, the crab on a stick? Not thence much!
Lots of yummy naan, too!
We kept seeing these fried cakes, too. They looked similar some sort of donut, thence nosotros decided to endeavour one.
We decided that it was truly some sort of sweetness white patato (?) patty amongst a gummy, chewy texture. I liked it okay, don't know if I'd club it again, though.
The Muslim Quarter was inwards the sometime town too I loved all of the traditional architecture inwards the area.
Then you'd come upwards across beautiful hidden courtyards, such every bit this one.
Overall, I only loved the vibe of this entire area!
On our walk dorsum the hotel, nosotros saw this ladder balanced on piece of occupation past times of some rickety scaffolding amongst a guy perched on top. We sort of wanted to hang out to witness the outcome of this decision.
Later that night....I had a soak inwards this amazing tub, overlooking a busy urban centre intersection too loved every glorious infinitesimal of it!
Up next, i of my trip highlights, the amazing too most impressive Terracotta Warriors.
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