The time is starting to fly. I think this is in part from all we have scheduled into a day. This weekend it was Pam from Mississippi's birthday so we all did what she wanted which was to go dancing and do karaoke - good times, good times.
Sunday was a shopping day and an adventure in the inner walls as the heat was over 100. We found what we thought was the Temple of Heaven in Xian and it certainly felt like it, but it was a Starbucks that had clean ice and we enjoyed air conditioning and frappacinos.
Monday topped my list as the best thing so far. We visited the underground museum which is the tomb of Han Yang Ling and his wife - the mother of Wudi. It was amazing! Google Han Yang Ling Tomb and you will maybe get to see what it so amazing.
Tonight was a big adventure. I wanted to get a tailor-made silk dress so Angela and I decided to venture at night to the Muslim market to a shop that we know will do this. As we were walking to the bus stop we realized we forgot to bring a map. While we are learning some Chinese it is easiest to have a map when taking a taxi. We hailed a cab and somehow came up with enough Chinese and sign language to have him get us to the Bell Tower. As we made our way through the bustle of the night market it started to pour! It was insane but we made it and my green silk dress will be remembered for the rest of the craziness that ensued when the taxi driver couldn't get us back to where we needed to go because of roadblocks set up all around the area where we are staying. He finally stopped and we had to walk in the flooding streets.
Tomorrow is a tai chi morning so it's peace out for now!
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