We're Back Online!

Ni hao from Shanghai! We made it after a fun and interesting 2 days in Xi'an and a very long train ride to Shanghai. We are in now — Friday night here. The Internet is very slow and very expensive, so we'll not be using it as much.

Xi'an is called the Dragon City. It is known for the Terra Cotta warriors, created and buried to guard the Tomb of China's first Emperor Qin over 2200 years ago. The tomb was situated to maximize Fengshui - and may even originate the concept. The tomb was then forgotten until 1974 when a farmer discovered it accidentally while digging a well. In the first excavation pit, over 8000 life-sized statues of warriors were uncovered. Only a few additional pits have been excavated — they are moving slowly to avoid spoiling the find. We'll post photos soon.

The city also has one of the few standing city walls. Noah and Jon rented a two-person bike and rode the city wall. It was an amazing view.

So we're doing fine. On Sunday we visit the synagogues of Shanghai, tomorrow the museums and markets. We hope everyone is well at home. We'll try to keep getting on line as we can.