Espresso machine leaking
01:06 PM on Thursday 14 December 2023
The Lelit Bianca espresso machine has developed a leak which seems to be due to the vacuum breaker. https://youtube.com/shorts/34nypkFpQDU?feature=share So I am losing quite a fair bit of water over time which is quite irritating as I keep needing to replenish the water.
View from VivoCity
07:10 PM on Wednesday 13 December 2023
Had dinner at VivoCity and took the opportunity to take these sunset photos.
Muslim street
05:54 PM on Saturday 09 December 2023
Finally the muslim street that we were waiting for.
Small Wild Goose Pagoda
03:48 PM on Saturday 09 December 2023
Then it was off the the Small Wild Goose Pagoda.
City walls
11:44 AM on Saturday 09 December 2023
The next day we went to the city walls which are still very well preserved in Xi'an.
Dinner
08:51 PM on Friday 08 December 2023
We had a wonderful dinner tonight which has dishes which not only tasted good but looked very good too. Here is Pauline with a paint brush that can be eaten. They were really nice and gave out these windmills which are actually hair clips.
Back to Xi'an
12:48 PM on Friday 08 December 2023
The next day we took the train back to Xi'an. Here are some interesting signages.
Esther having lamb skewers
09:12 PM on Thursday 07 December 2023
Esther having lamb skewers at a night market in Yan'an.
Baota pagoda
08:16 AM on Thursday 07 December 2023
There is a beautiful pagoda at the top of Baota Mountain in Yan'an which holds a significance for the Communist Party in China. Yan'an served as one of the headquarters of the Communist Party in the past.