In the morning, we made sure the weather was going to be OK and set out to the bus that will take us outside of the city to see the famous Terracotta warriors. The bus from the apartment took more than an hour to get to the actual tour bus. The tour bus made a few stops along the way, including a stop in a huge Chinese mall/park/culture center with green mountains behind it. The baby sitting behind Leia kept kicking her in the back until he finally got off the bus with his parents in one of the stops.
The terracotta warriors were built during the Qin dynasty, and were placed in the king's burial grounds. They are very intricate and impressive. We saw three halls filled with ranks of those soldiers, including terracotta horses and real weapons. The king must have been very paranoid. He started the project when he was 13, so he also may have just wanted an army of life-size toys in the afterlife.
After we got back to town, we headed back to R's home and stopped at a big grocery store for some beer bottles to show our gratitude to our host. The store was very big and neatly organized, and Leia said it was the highlight of her day. R wasn't home, so we folded up our laundry, packed up our backpacks, left the beer in R's fridge and headed to our next couch surfing host.
Guy packed his small backpack into his big backpack to make it easier to carry, while Leia carried three bags (including her camera) and all kinds of accessories strapped to them. Guy's backpack was heavy and precariously unbalanced that way. When we got off the bus stop near the subway, Guy jumped out the door by the sidewalk, and a girl who was sprinting to reach the front of the bus crashed full-speed into his shoulder. He was so heavy he didn't budge and it was like she ran into a tree, hurting her face.
Our new hosts D and W live in the north part of the city, in close proximity to a subway station. It took us nearly 3 hours to get there by bus and metro, even though we knew the way. This city is really big! D and W picked us up with their car. They are both Chinese and work in similar professions to ours: D is a software engineer and W is a designer. Their apartment is very roomy and well designed. They only moved in two months ago and said the building isn't finished yet. The guest room is spacious and the bed even has springs.
We had a nice chat with them in their living room over good Chinese red tea and some Chinese spirits. In spite of the language barrier it was a pleasant talk. Leia demonstrated some hula-hooping after W showed interest and they both seemed to be impressed. W was very good at it too, she also did some hooping as a girl.
The terracotta warriors were built during the Qin dynasty, and were placed in the king's burial grounds. They are very intricate and impressive. We saw three halls filled with ranks of those soldiers, including terracotta horses and real weapons. The king must have been very paranoid. He started the project when he was 13, so he also may have just wanted an army of life-size toys in the afterlife.
After we got back to town, we headed back to R's home and stopped at a big grocery store for some beer bottles to show our gratitude to our host. The store was very big and neatly organized, and Leia said it was the highlight of her day. R wasn't home, so we folded up our laundry, packed up our backpacks, left the beer in R's fridge and headed to our next couch surfing host.
Guy packed his small backpack into his big backpack to make it easier to carry, while Leia carried three bags (including her camera) and all kinds of accessories strapped to them. Guy's backpack was heavy and precariously unbalanced that way. When we got off the bus stop near the subway, Guy jumped out the door by the sidewalk, and a girl who was sprinting to reach the front of the bus crashed full-speed into his shoulder. He was so heavy he didn't budge and it was like she ran into a tree, hurting her face.
Our new hosts D and W live in the north part of the city, in close proximity to a subway station. It took us nearly 3 hours to get there by bus and metro, even though we knew the way. This city is really big! D and W picked us up with their car. They are both Chinese and work in similar professions to ours: D is a software engineer and W is a designer. Their apartment is very roomy and well designed. They only moved in two months ago and said the building isn't finished yet. The guest room is spacious and the bed even has springs.
We had a nice chat with them in their living room over good Chinese red tea and some Chinese spirits. In spite of the language barrier it was a pleasant talk. Leia demonstrated some hula-hooping after W showed interest and they both seemed to be impressed. W was very good at it too, she also did some hooping as a girl.
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