I have taken to heart a friend’s reminder that watching films or television in a foreign language is a great way to learn that language. I devoured Netflix’s Marco Polo. Stunning visuals:

Night sky

Burning sparrows returning home as a strategy of war

Lone rider

Kokachin at the tree

Marco chasing Kokachin

Riders

Another lone rider

Approaching the wall at Xinjiang

Ahmad on Kublai Khan’s throne at Cambaluc

The Crusaders appear…

…and the series, alas, may be over. I choose to believe that 100 Eyes will be reunited with Lotus.