Xian, China

Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau and into China
November 15, 2008 - Xian, China
 Hi all, We are safely tucked up in Xi'an at a really nice hostel - out of the cold, seriously COLD (brrr) it's 9 degrees HIGH today.  We weren't prepared for this!!! Since we left India we've been on a whirlwind trip through Singapore, Shenzhen (China), Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou (China) and now we are stopped in Xi'an (China) for the next...
Placed by Monica, Mark, B-Dun, Katie and Pooh Bear in Hello World!

Latest News from Xi'an
September 3, 2008 - Xian, China
We caught our train ok on Monday night from Beijing. We left at 7pm and arrived at 7am after an interesting journey! The train was huge, jam packed and very smokey. Fortunately we had beds booked so were reasonably comfortable (apart from the smoke!). The sleeper carriage we were in was like an old UK first class carriage - corridor down one...
Placed by Richard & Cara in Cara & Richard's 2008 Adventure

Terracotta Warriors
April 13, 2008 - Xian, China
The main reason for being here in Xian is obviously to seeone of the wonders of the world, the Terrocotta Warriors. They have only recently been discovered, back in the 70's, by a farmer who was digging a well. The amazing dicovery was of a buried army. The first Quin Emperior who was the first to unite China under one ruler conducted a 700,000...
Placed by Tara in Traveling the World!

Destination: Lhasa
February 24, 2008 - Xian, China
We finally got our train tickets and our permit to Lhasa, Tibet - so this time tomorrow, we will be on our merry way! And, today it's SNOWING, which makes Sophie very excited! Like most things we've encountered in Xi'an, getting the permit and train tickets hasn't been easy. Basically, we weren't able to get a permit until we knew exactly what...
Placed by Sophie and David in Asian Adventure

Now we know why it's so "Great"
February 19, 2008 - Xian, China
After hours of trekking up icy mountains, past frozen lakes and over fiery chasms we made it to the great wall of china. Well, maybe that's exaggerating slightly, but it was certainly a hike (the cable car was broken :( ) - three hours from Jinshanling to Simatai. By the time we made it to the wall itself Sophie thought she might die, but to...
Placed by Sophie and David in Asian Adventure