Since leaving Datong we set course for the wonders of the Teracotter army in Xi'an, arriving and spending two nights at the bell tower hostel, we shopped, explored super huge shopping centres, explored the area, heck, we even managed to convince some shop workert to start dismantling entire shelving racks all in the name of a lost magnet...
But anyway, our real reason for being there was the plant pot army, however after taking some local busses we arrived, paid our way in, then bluntly, confronted with a giant roofed pit containing a few hundred of the teracotter warriors. Slightly dissapointed we returned to Xi'an a few hours later and decided to ease our unrest wth some retail therapy and a trip to a strange chinese club... Mirko then made friends with some locals who, finding out our origin, continued for the following hour or so about nothing other than manchester united. YAWN!!!
The next and last day in Xi'an saw us all splitting and doing our own things, Miika, Mirko and Cherry heading off together, me exploring more shops, small markets, haggling over small pot bellied buddahs and finally completing the latest harry potter instalment over an iced vanilla latte in a strangely shaped starbucks!
Departing overnight we arrived in our destination of Chengdu, where we have been based the last three nights four days, exploring (kind of) on the first, visiting the pandas (Sooo amazing and amazingly lazy Ol) on the second not to mention purchasing the latest movie releases on dvd... the next entailed our depart from miika and cherry, who have now continued forth upon their own path of adventure seperate from myself and mirko.
The 'Grand Buddah' himself!
The third day also encompassed a trip to the famous 'Grand Buddah' via a series of local busses and transport, and funnily enough, bumping into two Polish girls (Anna and kasia) whom i had met some time ago randomly in the middle of the Mongolian Gobi desert... Small world. So visiting the buddah with the girls we returned to Chengdu via a jet propelled rickshaw (yes it really was), the no 13 bus and then a 2hour long distance bus bound for Chengdu west bus station!
Moments before the Rickshaw gained its rocket booster!
And finally today, lazing in on our first lie in for about a week, we later set out for the Wenshu monk temples to meet Anna and Kasia, meeting up we explored the Monistery and its gardens, rescued an inverted turtle before eating in a vegiterian resteraunt (allegidly), despite being very tempted to order either the 'spring rain bamboo' or the appealing 'pheonix of the moon' dishes, we settled on garlic prawns... (We got a mass of lobster and noodles soaked in ginger...).
Kasia in the Free Life Garden!
And now after checking out the girls hostel, simm's hostel, we chatted on politics and the eu before we said our goodbyes and they left for their flight.
Simms Hostel!
But now were back at the loft (our very modern and always lively hostel) whiling away the time before our 22:30 two day tarin ride to Gungzhao!
So, a few days before my next post... enjoy the quiet! ;)
Danny!
xxx
You've just got to love that Chinglish!!!
1 comment:
Hi Danny, sounds like you rabble are having the time of your lives ! Things seems a touch less exciting over here ! lol Can't access Mirko's blog so give him my regards and tell himto get his hair cut! lol Have a safe journey
Dave (Total Fitness)
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