XIAN!!! 
One of my favorite parts of Xi'an was the Muslim street - vendors, people, nuts, dried fruit, sugar cane juice! Just a neat place to wander - it felt like home to me - real china.
so i don't think people eat these taffy things since this guy blows on them... but they are pretty interesting to watch him make them! :)
Emily ringing the bell at the bell tower- three times for good luck of course! :)
I beat a drum at the drum tower- it felt good! :) 
This was Nathan at age 2- he isn't holding the lighter b/c his brother had to take it away from him to pose with me for the picture - he was lighting firecrackers and throwing them before they exploded - i was amazed at his dexterity and finger control. Maybe i'll experiment with my kids by giving them lighters at a young age as well... :)
We bought balloons and gave them out to kids - in the spirit of the new year! :) It was a fun way to connect with the people.
Happy new year!!! :)
the aftermath of chinese new year... explains how they can set so many off at once - it's just like a canister of explosives! :)
Shooting off my first Chinese firecracker - on Chinese New Year, in the land of pyromaniacs! It was breathtaking. my life finally feels complete... i can die now...
THE SOLDIERS!!!
My favorite warrior - he looks like he's doing kung fu.
They are marching, marching, marching...
Ok -= don't get it - besides being two stories tall and creepy - he's holding the hand of a doll - supposedly showing the bridge between ancient and modern cultures... still is creepy....
I loved the detail in the soldier s- all created to be replicas of themselves - meticulously painted and sculpted.
notice the braids on his head... you could even see his strands of hair!
Pit #1 - they wouldn't let us down in it - only Clinton has been able to go inside - but we were astounded at the magnitude!
and more soldiers...
Ok -= don't get it - besides being two stories tall and creepy - he's holding the hand of a doll - supposedly showing the bridge between ancient and modern cultures... still is creepy....
I loved the detail in the soldier s- all created to be replicas of themselves - meticulously painted and sculpted.
notice the braids on his head... you could even see his strands of hair!Pit #1 - they wouldn't let us down in it - only Clinton has been able to go inside - but we were astounded at the magnitude!
Oh - we found these creepy soldiers hanging around...
Ban Po Museum - an archeoligical dig we got to visit.
Facing west - a sign of honor since that is the way you supposedly rise into the next life?
South Gate - Xi'an has it's old city wall still in tact - quite incredible, and I got to bike ride on it while the sun was setting on our last day in the city - spectacular. We got to stay insie the old city walls - it was a convenient location very near the heart of the city and the fireworks - so we got to truly experience chinese new year in all its glory.
Facing west - a sign of honor since that is the way you supposedly rise into the next life?
South Gate - Xi'an has it's old city wall still in tact - quite incredible, and I got to bike ride on it while the sun was setting on our last day in the city - spectacular. We got to stay insie the old city walls - it was a convenient location very near the heart of the city and the fireworks - so we got to truly experience chinese new year in all its glory.
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wow, amazing. looks like your travels went very well! i'd love to get on skype and talk to you soon!!!
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