Yesterday's highlights took the form of a tuk-tuk ride, a visit to the Big Goose Pagoda, and a photo and culinary expedition in the Muslim Quarter.
Big Goose Pagoda
If he were a rich man... yubadeebadeebayubadeebadeebadeebadum
The Muslim Quarter
The Drum Tower
Quail egg skewers. Om nom nom.
The Bell Tower
Today's highlight was unequivocally the Terracotta Warriors. When we got to the site, we hired a tour guide for the same price as an audio guide... although she originally quoted us 30 Yuan/person (which she thought would equal 120 Yuan), we ended up paying 40 each (yeah, apparently not all Asians are good at math). Either way, Mimi's services were much appreciated. The warriors were epic, and it was easy to visualize the grandeur of it's former glory, even when most soldiers were not yet pieced back together, or even uncovered. When 2,000 life-sized clay soldiers are staring you in the face, it's pretty damn intimidating. We even got to see the farmer who discovered the soldiers by digging a well ten feet from the front line of the statues.
The Terracotta Warriors
When we returned, we moved to a new hostel, because the old one was booked. Shuyuan is pretty awesome - with all of the same things that Han Tang had, but with a serious bar and even snazzier decor.
At night, we had a few drinks in the hopping bar with a friendly Belgian named Ben.
PS - How does one find happiness when they're happy in making others happy, but often sacrifice their own happiness in doing so?
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