Last in Yanan

Well it's our last day in Yanan. Seen heaps and eaten even more. Spent the
last day getting some souvenirs so we have propped the local economy up pretty
well. We have been told that we have been fleeced on many occasions, but it is
still cheaper than we can get in Australia, so it's not a hassle.

While in Yanan we have travelled by all sorts of transportaion means. By 3
wheel bikes (two people sit in the back seat and the person up front pedals).
Three wheel motor bikes, up to four people in the back and one driver. As well
as the crazy taxi drivers, for whom the lines on the roads do not exist. We
have figured that at round abouts the person that has right of way is the
person with the biggest car or the best nerves, cause they just hurtle towards
each other in a daring game of chicken until one of them gives up and lets the
other in. Surprisingly the most damage I have seen to a taxi so far was when
we were getting out and tripped on the side panel and pulled it off.

Food has been really nice here, although at time not always agreeable with our
bellies. But we are a lot better now and both have our appetites back, any
weight lost in the first week has been gained back with a vengence.

We are off to Xian again tomorrow. We have seen most of the sights there that
were on our list. It's less then 300kms away but will take about 8 hours to
get there because of the road works. So the next post will be in Xian maybe or
further along. After Xian we are heading to Luoyang, Shaolin, Shanghi and then
Beijing where we fly out on the 22nd.