FEBRUARY 26, 2015
After our visit to the Terracotta Soldiers, Mom was curious how much it would actually cost to buy a life-sized Terracotta Soldier. A man who works at the hostel said he could take us to a factory to show us how the replicas are made and we could negotiate a price. Dad and I took off without kiddos and went to the factory. It was pretty cool! We wished the kids were with us!
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| The large kilns where the clay is fired. |
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| Filling a kiln and then they will be fired |
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| Fired statues |
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| Other art this company creates |
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| The sales room |
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| Our new family member, Helaman |
Back at the hostel, we found a game of "Chinese Checkers" for Richard and I to play.
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| The kids enjoyed the pool table |
We enjoyed seeing the city in the afternoon. We found "Chestnuts Roasting" and Benjamin broke into song....... "Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire....."
We really enjoyed visiting the "Bell Tower" and the "Drum Tower." There is an interesting history with the towers and their use in ages past.
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| Our view from up top on the tower |
We really enjoyed walking through and shopping in the Muslim Quarters. It was a very lively and active walking street with lots of food and stuff to buy!
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| This not cake or pinapple, but dense rice! |
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| Pomegranate Juice |
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| Pomegranate Juice Press |
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| Xi'an ice cream bars |
One of our most favorite things about Xi'an -- besides the beautiful city wall and the Terracotta Soldeirs -- was the Biang Biang Mian! It was the most delicious noodles EVER!!!! The Chinese character for "Biang" is the most difficult character to write of ALL the Chinese characters. Richard helped us alot in finding good food in Xi'an.
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We are finally on our way home from our big 1 month long trip through Asia! It has been wonderful and something we will never forget!!! We are tired and are excited to be back home!!!
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