Because we felt we had left our little town of Pingyao in a hurry, we decided to go back, taking along our new friends Joy and Earl. We spent a great couple of days continuing to explore town, renting bikes up on the city wall and cycling the 4 mile perimeter enjoying great views looking down over the courtyards and rooftops. Later, we toured around stopping for stuffed steamed dumplings on the street, and to meet more of the local people. There were some familiar faces amongst them, including our firecracker guy who instantly recognised us. We were also warmly welcomed back to our favourite street bar (pictured here) just outside the city wall. From here we could sit back and admire some of the good-looking local characters (check out our photo album for some portraits!), and also have a laugh with all our friendly vendors, including my favourite one (who you can see sitting facing us almost hidden in the far background on the right hand side). I thought he was a real sweetie and I think I made his day when I bought something off his stall for about 20p (50cents)! * Mush
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