We have arrived in Xian.
I think that it's safe to say that we are all pretty tired now. Our flight from Yangshuo was vet late and we didn't get to the hotel until almost 2am. 

But, despite the late night last night, yesterday was a great day. Our morning started with a visit to the Yangshuo Foreign Language School. It was fascinating to visit a local school in an area that is more countryside that urban. The kids were great and many spoke English fairly well. By 7th grade most had already been studying English for four or five years. 
Our kids did a short performance for them and it was nice to see them do that. A few students wen managed to trade things for the jacket from the Yangshuo school uniform. It was funny. 

After lunch in Yangshuo, we headed back to Guilin. There we had about two hours to explore shops and parks on our own. The kids scored some great deals on souvenirs and trinkets and really practiced some of their bargaining. The market was a great place for even the most novice of the Chinese speakers (the adults on the trip) to practice. 

After dinner at our Guilin hotel we were treated to a fun waterfall show by the hotel. While the show was pretty nice (think Bellagio water, lights, music, etc) the highlight there were the small flying toys that a vendor was selling right there. As a group we bought a ton of them and we were even treated to some heroics by one parent who saved a toy that had fallen on moving car. 

Then it was a late flight from Guilin to Xian. We are having a late start this morning since we were in so late last night. But we should be in for some treats today. The highlight will be our visit to the terra cotta warriors!!

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