These look to be painted! Excavation on the site has stopped until there is away of preserving their colour. That technology has not been invented yet, and lots still remain covered underground awaiting this new technology.......
What lies beneath? September 24th 2007 We have had enough of big cities and are now in need of some fresh air.
So yesterday we decided to change our plans.
Instead of going to Shanghai, we will now be heading south to do a trip down the Yangtze River.
Decided to leave our receptionist to sort out a sleeper train to Chongqing.......
(and that's another story to be told)
But today we head for The Terracott ... read more
Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
"SPENDING THE KIDS INHERITANCE"
Well thats what the kids accuse us of - so, (Skid & Skim) ski/daddy and ski/mummy are doing just that.....
2 Brits off around the world on August 19th 2007 and don't they just hate us for it!!!!
No! - They think it's great that a couple of oldies have got the guts to go backpacking for 12 months.
We are no strangers to travelling and have already experienced white water rafting in Colorado, "Skim" has also been brave enough to do a bungee jump.
OK we are in our 50s, but it doesn't mean we are going to sit back and wait to die.
Life is for l... full info