Scorpions
I ate a Scorpion for the first time today. It was pan fried and crunchy, but was actually quite tasteless.
June 2008
Night Shots of Xi’an
I took a few long exposure night shots in Xi’an. Here are the ones that came out.
Updated Travel Map
Below is an updated map on locations I have visited this year. I have also started to add the places I will visit next.
This map can also be found here.
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This map lists the places I have visited during my travels.
Key
Yellow: Current location
Blue: Cities have visited
Purple: Locations I plan to visit next
Tree: National Park
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Terracotta Soldiers
I saw the Terracotta Soldier’s Army outside of Xi’an this week. The army consists of about 8,000 clay solders with about 1,000 of them restored to their original condition. The others have been left how they were found; in pieces when the underground area they are kept in was burnt down by the pesents a [...]
Pingyao
Pictures from the ancient city of Pingyao. This city is famous as it is one of the few cities in China with it’s original walls intact. The old portion of the city looks like it is stuck in 1850.