and all that Jazz!

You are forgiven at being confused why the little city of Elkhart, IN is so important to the world of Jazz. … More

Back on the road (tracks?) again

This is a scheduled post likely to be old news to anyone following me on facebook. To keep my WordPress … More

Pit one is what is usually depicted in most publications. It is a truly impressive view of a life-size army. … More

On the way to the Terracotta Army our guide told us a little about how it were found. A group … More

In the same area as the Banpo village there was a small exhibition of ‘Huxian farmer’s painting’. This is very … More

The plan this day was to visit the terracotta warriors and we were part of a bigger group. We set … More

I’m interrupting the tale of my parents’ journey around China to tell you about this installation at the Tower of … More

It transpired that we could not visit the historical museum as we had expected as it is not open on … More

The journal continues in Xi’an A guide arrived at the hotel for us at 9. a.m. and took us first to … More

Within the palace or city as it is known are three main buildings of interest: Chengyun Palace was used as … More