Kublai Khan

Asia is a wonderful place. I have learned so much here! The Great Khan has taken me under his wing. I am encouraged to travel to other regions of Asia, and I am the first European to have been to some of the places. There are so many marvelous things, such as paper money. It is used in place of gold and silver, has none of it's value. I also learned of coal, which is much more efficient than wood for burning fires, especially with so many people in one city.

The palace is the most amazing building I have ever seen... it is endorned with gold and silver and has huge halls; some of them could hold 6,000 people. It is supported by cane tied by silk ropes, which allows them to disassemble the building and move it elsewhere. The Great Khan keeps 10,000 pure white horses on the land for his family to drink milk from.

Although I had the most amazing experience here, I want to go home. After 23 years away from Venice, I miss it. We are planning our journey back soon.