Xian; The Terracotta Warriors

I loved Xian - the Terracotta Warriors are less of an attraction than the street food you can buy everywhere, but especially in the Muslim Quarter.

Big Goose Pagoda

The long-awaited conclusion

*This post was originally sent as an email on the 26th September 2011

*Photos will be added soon(ish), I hope

Friends, comrades, etc.

I was approached by my coteacher this morning, who asked me if I minded terribly whether he could take my classes today, since the third graders have midterms this week and he has more material to cover. After going back and forth on the idea, weighing the pros and cons, I finally decided that I would be ok with having a day to relax, but only because I could use it to catch up somewhat on the longest ever to-do list, near the top of which is the necessity of sending a mass email to close out my travelling tales, and catch people up on where I am right now.

In which exhaustion sets in, I drink a good cup of coffee, and the end is nigh

*This post was originally sent as an email on the 5th of August

*Pictures to come- soon

Hey all,

This is gonna be a long one, so buckle in.

 Where did I leave you? I can't even remember- a quick trip to the archives is necessary. Oh my, first night in Yangshuo. Well, here goes.

Yangshuo is without a doubt the most beautiful place I have ever seen. It's karst mountains spring seemingly out of the very streets, and rise vertically hundreds of metres above the town. The Li River alongside slaloms through the karst flags distributing jungle greenery along its banks. We need to do a ski camp here. The place is so beautiful, it is featured on the back of China's 20 yuan note.