ode to pingyao

we left beijing
and those pictures of mao
and took a long train ride
down to pingyao

it's an ancient, old town
in a province called shanxii
and it was really really cool
for us weary travelers three

there's three in our party
down from beijing's four
because annette split for shanghai
and is with us no more

i told you of the train ride
and the fun that ensued
but it was worth it to get to pingyao
where there's cool stuff and good food

a fourteenth century city
mainly built within a wall
and the japanese never destroyed it
they left it standing tall

temples and small alleys
shops and bikes and wares
it was a nice relaxing place
for my mom to lose her cares

for beijing had been stressful
mom's not the big-city kind
so kick-back relaxing pingyao
put her in a relaxed state of mind

and we liked it too,
amanda and me
we had a great time there,
us travelers three

three days we spent
and met many nice folks
and i impressed all the locals
with my impressions and jokes

so more on pingyao later
'cause this net place is busy
and people are waiting for this computer
and nothing rhymes with "busy"

oh well. i'm out. when i have more time, i'll post pictures of the fun we had in pingyao. it was great - lots of really nice people. now we're in xian, china for a few days. terracota warriors tomorrow. more later.

peace. out. word.

ben