Xi'an
September 21st 2007 Friday night we arrived in Xi'an and "Raphael" (our Chinese tour guide) picked us up at the airport. Rush hour in Xi'an made for an interesting and long trip to the Youth Hostel where we had reservations for the weekend. Dinner at a restaurant in the Muslim Quarter replenished our tired and hungry bodies--Raphael took us and ordered for us. He is friends with the owner and got us a great meal f
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