(Picture-free day!  I was forgetting to look at things for my own self.  Need to reset my priorities.)

Sat, 4/14 (Any number with a four in it is unlucky).  Trip to Beijing Airport was only 20 minutes.  Incredible.  Incredibly early.  Flight was fine.  Good lunch.

Bus was in a tiny accident, which brought out a traffic cop in a very short time.  Gestures, anger, etc.  Jacky said our driver was deemed in the right, though I’m not sure that’s true.

Xian is an ancient capital city.  Best remaining feudal wall surrounds the city center.  Home to the terra-cotta soldiers (Monday tour).  Had dinner in the islamic quarter.  They make cubes from reformulated potatoes somehow.  Translucent.  I got to like it.  Insanely crowded streets (Saturday).  Lots of kids on dates, which was non-existent in Morocco.  Extremely strange food.  A whole crab, fried.  Do they eat the shell?  Meat on a stick is everywhere.

We’re in a Ramada Hotel.  Nice, but the bathroom is laid out in a very weird way.  Maybe I’ll take a picture tomorrow.