Today was a bit more relaxing than the last few. After packing our bags and breakfast, we were bussed to the old town for a nice little rickshaw ride. Our poor driver certainly worked hard on those inclines! We then were able to go inside a little home that has been in this family’s possession for generations. This particular family had been selected to also host Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael Phelps when they came to town. Very modest home, about 1,000 sq ft in total, no plumbing (they share in a community bath house) and I didn’t even see a refrigerator. The family that lived there comprised of 5 people, an unmarried woman, and her brothers family. The niece was also there and demonstrated her art of bottle painting. Truly beautiful work! Amazing how one can paint the interior of a bottle with such precision.
After the home visit, our rickshaw drivers took us back to the busses so that we could head to the airport for our flight to Xi’an. We arrived early and were bussed to our new hotel, the Hyatt Regiency Xi’an. Beautiful! After dinner, Diane, Dave and I went for a nice walk, attempting to go around the lake behind our hotel. We didn’t make it the whole way. I didn’t get a picture, but had the cutest little girl “trying out” her English on us. On our way back, the whole family did as well!! They were so excited, and sounded good! Tomorrow we leave early to go see the Terra Cotta Soldiers. I’m excited because the hotel has flat irons for loan, so I can finally have some normal hair for a few days. Ha!
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