Xi An

We rolled into Xi An in the middle of the night and walked to the hotel. The next day we woke up late and went to McDonalds, because its just what we had to do. We got our Visas extended, mine cost double what each of the Norwegians had to pay, just because I'm an American. We walked around the city and later that night went back to McDonalds, because its what we had to do.

The city is cool, inside the old walls theres a lot of narrow streets with people selling food. The food has a muslim feel to it, a lot of spicy meat, which is always good. The girls in Xi An were also very nice to look at, much better than the previous few cities.

My camera stopped working on the way home from Mt. Everest, so I went to a Canon service center to get it fixed. It ended up costing me $85 for a new fuse. The guy there was nice so I know he didn't cheat me, and it would be easier and cheaper to fix it there than back home.

The next day we went to the Terracotta Warriors. These warriors were discovered in 1974 by some farmer digging in his field. Now there are 3 large buildings with walkways looking down on the excavation sites. They're cool. Out in the parking lot we ran into Stephanie, the girl from Beijing that I knew from when I lived there, and who went to Mt. Everest with us. Its a small world. She went back to Xi An with us and we went to McDonalds. We were hungry. That night, right before getting on our trains, we went to McDonalds again. In total I ate 6 double cheeseburgers. After long train rides and food giving me stomach problems, it was what the doctor ordered.

That night me and the Norwegians split up. They wanted to go to Beijing, which of course I didn't want to do, so I headed to Yangshuo and thats where I am now. They will come down here soon.