Xi'an (in brief)

Not much time at the moment, as I'm in a 600 degree internet cafe in Xi'an and my companions are waiting for me, but here are some hints of the past few days:

Eaten: sorghum noodles, scorpions, eggplant, french toast, ice cream (corn and otherwise)

Ridden: bicycle, train, rickshaw, taxi, bus

Read: the end of Anna Karenina and the beginning of I Am Charlotte Simmons

Talked to: five year old little girl, very talkative cab driver, Russian-speaking Chinese tour guide

Hopefully I'll have time to hit the wang ba (internet cafe) when I get back to Beijing tomorrow and fill in the details, such as the taste of scorpions. You might be surprised.