On to city # 2 -Xi'an

Stop two was another small city called Xi'an. I don't remember it to well because the first night were there I got sick. Yuck! We ate at this place called the hot pot. They give you a pot with broth in it and light a fire under it. You wait till the broth boils and then add a bunch of stuff to cook. They had slices of lamb and beef, all sorts of vegetables, noodles and of course you eat it with rice. It was really yummy actually but when we got to our room and into bed, I had trouble staying out of the bathroom. I woke up the next morning feeling like garbage but still wanted to go see the Terra-Cotta warriors. How could I miss that. I'm so glad that I went because it was flipping awesome! Its amazing that they made these things to protect the tomb of the emperor. I can't remember many details about how long they take or anything but I remember thinking WOW! If you ever get to hit up China, go here. Its sweet. The first pic is some of the warriors. They were all lined up and facing a certain way, like a battle routine.
Here is some more of the room with the warriors. They used to be beautifully painted but when the undug them the sun made the paint dissolve. If you look you can see some of the warriors and crushed. When they found these warriors they had been that way, smashed. Back in the day there was a revolt and they ruined the tomb. If you look closer you can see the walls. Each row was encased in rooms with ceilings and walls.
Close up. Just amazing!
This was the best view to show the whole room. Excuse the kill me now face. You can see the camera isn't even pointed to show the whole room. It was gigantic and that was only the one room. There is 2 more! Each room with its own meaning.
Drew in the getup out side.
So these pictures start our second day in Xi'an. They are backwards so maybe start from the bottom but it doesn't really matter which way. We went to check out the city wall. It surrounded the whole old city of Xi'an. It was really neat. Before they opened the gates of the city they put on a little show and then let down the bridge over the mot. We rented tandem bikes and did the entire wall on them. It took FOREVER! At the end it started to ran so it was funny. Thankfully I was feeling a little better. It came off and on. One of the sweetest things about China is they don't really use toilet paper and 99% of their toilets are squatters. So ya being sick in China, No Bueno! I'll have to post a pic of a toilet. It was nasty! Anyways, this pic was when we were probably half way around the city wall. The building is classic Chinese architecture. Everyone was thankful for the little break.
Close up
A view of the wall and another cool building
Drew and I on the wall
Cracking up while waiting for the others. Man, I wanna go back! It was so fun!!!
Told ya we were having fun!
cheesin it!
Riding the wall
Climbing up the stairs to the top
at the top
just to show ya how big the wall we biked was!
The front gate.
A tunnel inside the city
A view of the wall and the city street below