Day 6: Saturday, June 21st
Ruth our tour guide picked us up and took us to McDonalds for breakfast as we had requested. Then we went to see The Terracotta Warriors. First we stopped at the factory to see how the Terracotta Figures were made. Then went to the pits where they are being excavated. The terracotta figures were discovered in 1974 by several local farmers near Xi'an. The figures vary in height (184–197cm - 6ft–6ft 5in), according to their role, the tallest being the Generals. The figures include warriors, chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians. We went in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits..JPG)
For lunch Ruth took us to a fancy Cantonese Restauarnt. We went into our private room and had bacon wrapped around asparagus in a bbq sauce and a fried rice dish. It was excellent. Another one of our favorite meals.
Then she took us to Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The Pagoda is said to be named by the Monk who brought the scriptures from India. He traveled far and was hungry. A big, wild goose flew down to his feet. At first, he thought it was a gift of food (even though meat was forbidden), but soon discovered it was Buddha in another form, coming to encourage him to continue his journey.
Afterwards we went for a walk in the park and watched people exercise, play card games and just relax. It was a very nice atmosphere.
Finally Ruth took us to the Tang-Dynasty Palace and Music Dances. Included were dumplings for supper. The dumplings were delicious, but just too many to eat at one place setting. The show was spectacular. The dresses and set designs were very detailed.
Day 7: Sunday, June 22nd
In the morning, we went to McDonalds for breakfast near the Bell Tower. It was raining so it was not a nice day out. We walked through the markets until it was time to catch a taxi to go to the airport. Flights were delayed a bit due to the rain again. Once in Hong Kong we needed to get a driver to take us to our hotel. It was the only one we didn’t have someone picking us up at the airport. We had too many bags to go on the bus or subway. We shared a van with a guy who frequently visited Hong Kong. Our van dropped us off at Nathan Road which was a very busy street filled with lots of shopping. We dropped off our suitcases and went to KFC for supper.
Ruth our tour guide picked us up and took us to McDonalds for breakfast as we had requested. Then we went to see The Terracotta Warriors. First we stopped at the factory to see how the Terracotta Figures were made. Then went to the pits where they are being excavated. The terracotta figures were discovered in 1974 by several local farmers near Xi'an. The figures vary in height (184–197cm - 6ft–6ft 5in), according to their role, the tallest being the Generals. The figures include warriors, chariots, horses, officials, acrobats, strongmen, and musicians. We went in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits.
For lunch Ruth took us to a fancy Cantonese Restauarnt. We went into our private room and had bacon wrapped around asparagus in a bbq sauce and a fried rice dish. It was excellent. Another one of our favorite meals.
Then she took us to Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The Pagoda is said to be named by the Monk who brought the scriptures from India. He traveled far and was hungry. A big, wild goose flew down to his feet. At first, he thought it was a gift of food (even though meat was forbidden), but soon discovered it was Buddha in another form, coming to encourage him to continue his journey.
Afterwards we went for a walk in the park and watched people exercise, play card games and just relax. It was a very nice atmosphere.
Finally Ruth took us to the Tang-Dynasty Palace and Music Dances. Included were dumplings for supper. The dumplings were delicious, but just too many to eat at one place setting. The show was spectacular. The dresses and set designs were very detailed.
Day 7: Sunday, June 22nd
In the morning, we went to McDonalds for breakfast near the Bell Tower. It was raining so it was not a nice day out. We walked through the markets until it was time to catch a taxi to go to the airport. Flights were delayed a bit due to the rain again. Once in Hong Kong we needed to get a driver to take us to our hotel. It was the only one we didn’t have someone picking us up at the airport. We had too many bags to go on the bus or subway. We shared a van with a guy who frequently visited Hong Kong. Our van dropped us off at Nathan Road which was a very busy street filled with lots of shopping. We dropped off our suitcases and went to KFC for supper.
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