Xi'an, China - Blogabond

Drowning in Humidity

I've been in Xi'an for two days now, and to tell you the truth, I don't quite know what to make of it. Getting here, however, was quite an adventure. The train ride from Beijing to Xi'an took about 10 hours. To get to the train station in Beijing, I hopped on a taxi, which was basically a...

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Chihyau on June 22, 2010 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Backpacking in China

The Second Wall

We tried to go walking yesterday around the city at about 1:00 PM. It was a tad warm. 100 degrees warm. So, our walk only lasted about a mile. I took these pictures during our short walk. This first one shows a sentry point on top of the wall around the 'old' city. This wall is not the...

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akstoltzy on June 16, 2010 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: China

History

Added a new blog entry (the one directly after this one) about our arrival in Xi'an. It explains about arriving safely but not safe. ********************************************************************************************************** Yesterday (Monday) we went to the famous terra...

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akstoltzy on June 15, 2010 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: China

Arrival in Xi'an

Arrived in Xi'an (zhe ann) Sunday night after a 29 hour train ride. We were late by two hours. We left the train station in Xi'an for the hostel hoping to find a taxi. Well, we found plenty of taxi cabs, however, none wanted to charge us by using the meter. They wanted from 50-80 Yuan for the...

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akstoltzy on June 13, 2010 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: China

Xi'an and Juizghou National Park

So I say goodbye to Om in Hohhot...with the idea of meeting up again in Chengdu... and my farewells to Hohhot and the Anda Guesthouse...and board my second train in China, an overnighter to Xi'an, the home of the Terracotta Warriors...! I'd seen pictures and documentary by Dan...

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willrob on March 28, 2010 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Rob Williams 'a year in the making'

just a little update

Reading the weather forcast in the Central Control Tower Beijing Hey everyone...! Just a little reminder that I'm still alive and well...in Xian, China at the moment, I leave to Jiuzhaigou National Park today (5/4/10)... as You tube and Fb are out until I get to Hong Kong I'll wait...

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willrob on March 27, 2010 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Rob Williams 'a year in the making'

Days: 37, 38 and 39 - Xi'an

Xi’an es grande, con mucho tráfico y muy bien iluminada de noche. Inclusive la muralla de la ciudad se ve muy bonita de noche. Fuimos al show de la Dinastía Tang, una presentación de alta clase con bailes, música y cantos. ¡Estuvo muy bien pero un poco cara! Disfrutamos mucho el barrio...

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patryandjose on September 8, 2009 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Resumen de dónde estamos y para dónde vamos? - Summary of where we are and where are we going to?

Terracotta and Leather

First thing, we were on the minibus from the hostel towards the Terracotta Army. Before we got there though, we were told, we would be stopping off at a workshop / warehouse place where we would be able to buy reproductions of the terracotta warriors as well as other works of art. Ah, yes, I...

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The Happy Couple on August 6, 2009 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

There IS a God! (but he's not a Chinese butcher)

The sleeper train to Xi'an was really comfortable, and a million times better than any Indian trains we had taken. We had been unable to get a ticket onwards from Xi'an in Suzhou, despite Sue's promises in Beijing that we'd be able to book trains from anywhere there. And the possible couch at...

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The Happy Couple on August 4, 2009 from Xi'an, China

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon