2013 - OCEANIA - XIANG

Still in Xian,

we are out early & pass the exercisers....

& early morning market

to another museum that I quite liked. 2 in a row - must be some sort of record.

This one is more like an art gallery with some impressive sculptures...

And paintings..

& a Chinese character writing lesson..the brushes...

Teacher...

& my attempt.

Oddly, I write better in Chinese than English.

You still cannot read it, but it looks neater...

After the lesson came the sales pitch & I was tempted...

& some terracotta stuff. Cannot avoid it here.

& temple stuff..

& some of my group passing some kids enjoying themselves getting wet in spray from a lawn sprinkler.

L to R.

Big guy & his wife. Very chatty.

Lady behind the tree. Never did get her name but chatted a lot with her & her husband.

Guy with the hat & lady in Yellow. Spanish speaking but friendly enough.

Blonde lady - Sherry. I met her & her husband their first day on board. Singapore or Hong Kong - I forget which. We had a meal together. They ignored me the rest of the cruise. Now we are off the boat & sit next to each other on the plane & at meals. She actually gave a little cheer when she found out I was next to her on the flight back as well. I think she was getting bored listening to her husband by this time. I know I was.

Chinese lady at the front. Wei Wei - our guide in Xian. Excellent - not too much chat & a good pace. We covered a lot of ground with her. Has a daughter studying in Canada. I forget where but a long way from me.

60 Kites in a row......& she wants one too.

What is that he's smoking?....

Lunch time & the kids are out in force, buying I know not what...

More food.. & still not too many using chopsticks or eating in the Chinese manner.

Now we climb up onto Xian's wall...

A sand storm coming in from Mongolia

She is part of the wedding pics. Pre-wedding this time

Very atmospheric.....

A turret on the wall. This is one of the only remaining city walls in China. Not part of the Great wall..You can just make out the happy couple & their photographer.

She looks comfortable enough going side-saddle..

Back to Beijing after this....