So, Mr. Mayor… what did you do on your vacation in China?
By David F. Rooney Mayor Mark McKee is a man with some interesting hidden depths. Believe it or not he’d probably be very happy unearthing the past at an archaeology dig. That’s a facet of his personality I was unaware of until he returned from a vacation China 10 or so days ago. When I asked him what was the high point of his trip he immediately said: “The Terra Cotta Army” and proceeded to tell me about this world-famous archaeological sits. The more than 8,000 ceramic soldiers, horses, chariots, generals and court officials were carefully entombed in three football-file sized pits near the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Mark’s love of the ancient world isn’t confined to China. He happily combed through monumental remains in Greece during a trip to Europe years ago. Here are a few of the photos Mark took on his trip:
I gott say, Mark, I don’t envy many people but I do envy you your opportunity to see this magnificent sit.