We're now in Xi'an courtesy of the Chinese Rail Network. We took an overnight soft sleeper from Beijing which involves 4 beds to a cabin, and mountaineering skills if you're in the top bunks (which we were!!). It was really good, bar the Chinese walrus snoring away on the bottom bunk!! Who could have thought that such a small man could make so much noise?
Our hostel is great with views of the ancient Bell Tower. The door to the bathroom appears however to have been salvaged from a sauna so we have the pleasure of seeing each others outline whilst 'using the facilities' shall we say!! There is a bar/restaurant with a free pool table. The Chinese and Western food is fab and we've even indulged in salad three days in a row following a craving for vitamins and minerals.
We're not far from the Muslim quarter of town which has some very unusual looking mosques compared to what we're used to seeing in the Middle East. There are plenty of restaurants and stall selling 'Karama tat' including Top Trumps of Iraq's Most Wanted!!!
The Terracotta Army didn't quite have the WOW factor we were expecting it to, but was good nevertheless. We did however have a slight disagreement with our tour guide who didn't seem to understand that backpackers do not want to buy life size marble Terracotta warrior replicas, silk duvets or lacquer furniture!! They just want to see stuff!!
Our hostel is great with views of the ancient Bell Tower. The door to the bathroom appears however to have been salvaged from a sauna so we have the pleasure of seeing each others outline whilst 'using the facilities' shall we say!! There is a bar/restaurant with a free pool table. The Chinese and Western food is fab and we've even indulged in salad three days in a row following a craving for vitamins and minerals.
We're not far from the Muslim quarter of town which has some very unusual looking mosques compared to what we're used to seeing in the Middle East. There are plenty of restaurants and stall selling 'Karama tat' including Top Trumps of Iraq's Most Wanted!!!
The Terracotta Army didn't quite have the WOW factor we were expecting it to, but was good nevertheless. We did however have a slight disagreement with our tour guide who didn't seem to understand that backpackers do not want to buy life size marble Terracotta warrior replicas, silk duvets or lacquer furniture!! They just want to see stuff!!
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