Army

Rest Day in Xi'an
October 31st
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Took a morning tour of the famous Terracotta Army. The site was only discovered in 1974, after lying buried for 2,000 years. There are 8,000 unique clay soldiers and horses in battle formation...perhaps modeled on real people. Only 1,000 have been excavated so far as archaeologists try to prevent the paint from fading away when exposed to air. With all of the gift shops, there were at least as many warriors for sale as on display.

The laundromat lost one of my cycling jearsies - the new one that my parents couriered to me in Baku. Several other riders also lost different bits of laundry. Very frustrating!

Ben helped me change my entire drive train this afternoon: new chain, chainrings and cog set. We didn't have the right spanner to remove my crankset, so I couldn't change my smallest chainring. I walked around from bike shop to bike shop for an hour trying to find the needed tool...but found nothing. Hopefully, the rest of the trip will be flat and I won't need my (now unavailable) granny-gear.

Happy Halloween! (I ate two Dove Bars and a Magnum today to celebrate.)