Today we once again caught the metro: destination the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King -This houses the tomb of King Zhao Mo. His tomb was accidentally found in 1983 after workers were digging to prepare for an apartment block, on Elephant Hill. The King and his family reigned for nearly 100 years during the 2nd Century BC. The tomb is of significance because it was not robbed, providing a detailed snapshot of the times and the culture. We got too see lots of ancient relics found in the tomb made out of jade, gold, silver, bronze, steel, and lead - like swords, discs, clothes hooks, pottery, musical instruments, and the burial suit of the King, which was made out of nearly 2,000 small jade tiles! The most intriging part of the mausoleum was venturing into the actual underground tomb!!
Another highlight from today is that we got to see blue sky! Normallythe smog / pollution / dust blocks the sky. Tonight we also got to see the moon, and 2 lone stars! We suggest anyone back home who has the opportunity to see the sky, goes outside and enjoys it now! It's a luxury in some parts (like China!).Before dinner we went to find our new friend Linda to say goodbye before she leaves for Hong Kong tomorrow. She treated us to drinks and snacks at "Lucy's" on the waterfront, a relatively European restaurant where Liv got her potato fix (hashbrowns!). Linda has turned out to be a most sincere and friendly person who we feel lucky to have met - we hope to be able to provide similar friendship to other travellers as we continue our adlibing Asia journey. She even bought Adam his third different Chinese beer - another local from Guangzhou.
Tonight we planed to go to the street markets close by for dinner and possibly some shopping, but unfortunately we couldn't find the markets- maybe tomorrow's search will be more successful! Instead we'll enjoy a dessert of yellow watermelon we purchased yesterday.
Adlibing Asia
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