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Again Lions to protect things ... beautifully done
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A picture so that we would remember just where the hell we were
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This was neat... we could get within 5 feet of the figures here. They were so intricate that at life size you had the feeling that you were looking at live people
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This was the only one that was found intact. "The Kneeing Archer" He was beautiful! All the other soldiers had to be put together like a huge jigsaw puzzle
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Trumpet flower near the "Big Wild Goose Pagoda"
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Outside the Neolithic Museum Do I look like a Ming Dynasty Lord????? Be nice ....
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Elsie could have done with a few more inches of height here ... or is that demure "Lady Elsie"?
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Inside the Musuem they were making copies of the soldiers for sale
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Pure jade in one piece ... now this would look good at the front of our house
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Intricate carvings that made you stop and look
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These girls sure had a lot of talent
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Entrance to the site for the Terracotta Warriors
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This was taken with the 50mil lens
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This was taken with the 215mil lens ... see what I mean about being removed from them?
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Just so we wouldn't forget
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You just wish that you could get closer
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Just so we wouldn't forget
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These mounds cover still more of the soldiers that they will excavate in the future
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The horses were particularly well done
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The original Kneeling Archer
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This guy did blow my socks off
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A General in full regalia
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There were two bronze chariots. I finally gave up and took a flash picture
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As we were leaving the site you can get a general idea just how many people were there
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"Mom" returning home from the farmers market
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The old form of transport is still alive and well
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This is the ancient City Wall of Xi'an. Notice how wide it is.
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You can rent bikes to tour the Wall ... or you could get a Rickshaw. Does that guy look frightened that we would get on his rickshaw???
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From the Wall looking towards the Bell and Drum Tower. Cough cough ...
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The moat is gone of course and filled in with houses
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Smack dab in the middle of the old moat
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The Guide John looking cool
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Good perspective of the merchant streets
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A little bit of the moat is still there
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cough... cough ... Wheeze ...cough ...cough
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Yeah that is my foot .... brought back memories of my misspent youth
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Elsie enjoying her Masseur
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Waiting for the great "Dumpling Dinner"
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Spectacular views!!! Reminds us of The Chieftain Squamish.
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And look ... BLUE SKY!!!!
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The colours were changing
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It was sure a great change from Xi'an
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Now, if you look at the right side of the picture, you see the path to the Hotel we were to take. Follow along to the middle of the picture and you can see more of the steps heading up at over a 45 % grade. With our luggage????
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looking down to the steps that the the Gondola replaced. They look like fun eh?
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You had to take a bus to the Gondola and this is the road it went on ... very narrow and dangerous
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Neat place to visit. Notice the birds.
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one of our nondescript meals ... but at least they gave me a full beer
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The first Class Lounge in the Beijing Airport
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I found a beer!!! and a comfortable chair ... still trying to get the kinks out caused by the flight from Xi'an
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