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Feb 26, 2008
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"I don't even know where to start... So we survived the train ride, I think I got about 4 hours sleep. Jes slept pretty good, if it wasn't for Mr. snore-a-lot above us, ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
jesseandzoe
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Xi'an, Ancient Capital of China
May 21, 2007
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"Xi'an,Ancient Capital of China Hi everyone, I am writhing the Xi'an section after we left Xi'an. The overnight train was about 13 hours. We had dinner on the train and met some Dut ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
mikeysoft
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Into mainland China finally
May 4, 2008
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"I head off to Xi'an today but not before a Junk boat tour that Della has organized. I get on the boat and see Kristin Kovner (another one of Lauren's friends from NYC) but re ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
madman96
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Beijing to Xi'an
Aug 1, 2007
(19 photos)
"Xi'an - Shuyuan Hostel We decided to travel by train from Beijing to Xi'an with Rene and Mariska. This journey was to be a 12 hour overnight leaving Beijing at 7pm. So we boo ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
marshallmatters
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The Train to The Walled City of Xi'an
Aug 16, 2006
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" Hey Hey and a Big G'Day to you all, Today I stepped back within the walls of China's number one tourist city for the second time in my life. I actually never planned to come back ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
eddakath
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underbellies
Oct 5, 2007
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"i've mentioned a number of times that the week long national holiday (thankfully soon to be over) makes traveling around more difficult, be it finding a room/bed, buying a train ti ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
tofudan
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Xi'an home of the Terracotta Warriors
Aug 26, 2007
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"On the 18 Aug we arrived in Xi'an from Nanning....by plane. We had the option of a 32 hr train trip or a 2.5 hr plane trip. Although it would have been good to say we over landed f ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
siandcath
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"Hello... just looking"
Feb 21, 2008
(4 photos)
"· Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China · GMT + 8hrs Tick tock This is probably not a good thing to admit but hey, here goes; as soon as we got off the overnight train from Beijing to Xi ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
byrnedm
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'I love the smell of faeces in the morning'
Mar 29, 2007
(19 photos)
"So in the evening of our first day in Xi'an we had the priviledge of being invited to Dragons house， where he cooked dinner for us， and for those of you who are readi ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
benabroad
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Day 26
Oct 10, 2006
(2 photos)
"From 5pm to 7am I think I had about 20 mins sleep and rarely did 5 minutes pass without me checking my watch. So when we arrived at Xi'an station it was good to know that the hoste ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
poolman99
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Terracota warriors
Feb 19, 2008
(10 photos)
"Xi'an is the ancient capital of China, it was a very close vote as to whether Beijing of Xi'an became the new capital of the Communist state...it is crammed full of historic sites, ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
mills01480
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Home of the Terracotta Warriors
Apr 13, 2006
(16 photos)
"Xi'an Overnight Train Wreck Our adventure in Xi'an actually started the evening before with our first overnight train in China. With most of us taking a overnight train or two in E ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
scott_and_amy
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Hidden Army
May 6, 2006
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"Simply going to book my train ticket to Chengdu led to one of those great traveling coincidences were on trying to find the advance ticket booking office (for some reason inside a ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
alasdairm
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A Terracotta Christmas
Dec 25, 2006
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"We had a white Christmas after all, but it wasn't snowing. The translation came to us over the airplane public address amid the groans of the Chinese passengers-no landing in Xi'an ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
bethverde
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Two more days in Xi'an
Jun 11, 2005
"Friday 10 June: Today was a free day in the ancient old city of Xi'an: a chance to explore. A few of us headed out early to catch Tai Chi in the park outside the city walls - Chine ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
idarich
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Traveling with A Gang of 12 Now
Oct 27, 2006
(37 photos)
"I've connected with 11 fellow travelers from the UK, Canada, Australia and Japan to go the 15 hours south to Xi'an, home of the 8th wonder of the world, the Terra Cotta Warriors. B ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
charmedlife
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China - Xi'an
Jun 3, 2007
(38 photos)
"The overnight train from Beijing to Xi'an was fairly luxurious, comfortable and surprisingly quiet, but for some reason we still didn't get much sleep. In fact, Verdi didn't get a ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
gonetilwhenever
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Ming bling going cheap cheap
May 17, 2006
"We left Beijing on an 1200 KM overnight train journey to Xi'an. The train was better than we could ever have expected - flat screen television for each bed, 220 volt point in each ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
easties
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Xi'an - Home of the Terracotta Warriors
May 10, 2006
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"Beijing was fantastic,a very modern city, with some stunning sights and great shops! We really enjoyed our stay there, we did a lot of nothing, which sometimes after travelling for ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
alinmattrtw2005
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The Illness
Aug 12, 2006
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""Like most people, I enjoy taking a piss after a meal... just not when it comes out of my fuckin ass" - Mike Strutter (an extremely crude quote for which I make only small apology) ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
foolsgold
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Arrive in Xi'an
Oct 11, 2005
"At 10am we pulled into Xi'an after what had been a slow and uncomfortable journey. It was pouring with rain and the umbrella (still working) was straight out. Were met by a number ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
rbisset
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Home of the Terricotta Warriors
Jul 11, 2005
"Yet another night train brought me through to Xi'An, this time I was continuously awake thanks to the loud tune of Chinese snoring echoing throughout the cabin... snoring is just a ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'An by
susan_g
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Lots of soldiers, and great food.
Nov 20, 2005
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"Leave Beijing on a train, 13 strong including guide, and 14 hours on a train to look forward too! turns out i needn't worried, the train births here are luxury compared to india, c ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
mills-mcshea
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Xylophone Xi'an
Jul 28, 2005
(2 photos)
"X'ian, the home of the famed terracotta warriors; spent only two nights here in a fairly scummy basement dorm room (our clothes still smelt of the dankness weeks afterwards and the ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
mhaebich
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Moving on from Beijing
Aug 18, 2005
(5 photos)
"Xi'an, the city of the Terracotta Warriors. We did not go to see them straight away though. We started by doing one of the more randomn things that i have done on my trip. Xi'an is ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
bigmikey69
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Warriors of Xi'an
Jun 6, 2005
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"Xi'an was the ancient capital of China until the 9th century - it now boasts a population of 6.2 million and has one of the most visited tourist spot in China; the Army of Terracot ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
mightylongway
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Communist China
Aug 21, 2004
"I got to Bangkok airport and met an Irishman, named Mark, on the plane and we talked most of the flight and I offered him my hotel room that my school had arranged for me since we ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
trent
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More Grottoes and Shaulin Kung Fu!!
Oct 17, 2004
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"Written by Jesse We were in Luoyang for the last two days where we saw the Longmen Grottoes and the Shaolin Temple. We just arrived Xi'an today. Xi'an is a large city in central Ch ..."
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jessnel
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Xi'ian and the Terracotta Warriors
Apr 7, 2006
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"We arrived in Xi'an Friday dinnertime after taking the luxurious (but fairly cheap) option of a 2 hour flight from Shanghai. Xi'an is a walled city and very well maintained inside ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
worldofbintang
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Visiting the Qing Dynasty's Terracotta Warriors
May 19, 2006
(28 photos)
"I arrived in Xi'an after a 30hour journey from Guilin. I checked into the very nice and friendly Lu Dao hotel, paying 45Y for a dorm bed. The first day, I met with my HC friend Sim ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
grizzly
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Terracotta Warriors
Jul 19, 2005
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"Xi'An is an ancient walled city, previously one of the most powerful cities in the world. We were on a serious whistle stop here however and didn't get to see much. We managed to c ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'An by
bonkers
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The Army of Terracotta Warriors
Oct 14, 2003
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"Xi'an is like a different world from the other places we've visited in China so far - it looks and feels a bit poorer and more rundown, and also has a large Muslim population addin ..."
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lizandsteve
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Xi'an or bust
May 10, 2007
"Day 5 Thurs 10th May Today I transfer to Xi'an so up at 6 for quick breakfast and then some furious packing. Beijing although being a bit of a culture shock has been a happy ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
jedsterr
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Xi'an, American wonderland
Jan 31, 2008
(3 photos)
"En ole koskaan kaynyt Yhdysvalloissa. Mutta viimeisen kahden paivan aikana olen ollut kahdesti Kentucky Fried Chickenissa, muutamassa muussa ylikansallisessa pikaruokaketjussa, sho ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
aino.tanhua
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The Walled City of Xi'an
Aug 6, 2007
(14 photos)
"Day 29- Xi'an- beautiful city, but watch out for the massages! We didn't sleep too well on the train. We made noisy stops throughout the night. Who boards a train at 3 ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
philnshell
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Xi'an
Jan 23, 2008
(4 photos)
"Flew from Beijing to Xi'an very early Wednesday morning. I tried, quite unsuccessfully, to take a penknife through Chinese customs and then landed myself with a new Swiss Army Knif ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
kimandrob
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Warriors
Mar 27, 2006
(5 photos)
"We arrived in Xi'an around lunch time and proceeded for the next 3 hours to annoy the hoteliers of the city in the search of ESPN or Star Sports - yes you guessed it, Tottenham wer ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
escapefromuk
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Exhilerating Xi'an
Mar 11, 2007
(40 photos)
"Sunday 11th March to Tuesday 13th March 2007 Having watched "Over the Hedge" on the laptop we settled down for another night on the sleeper train and another set of delightfu ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
beardsleyfamily
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Feeling somewhat of a warrior myself...
Sep 20, 2005
(10 photos)
"Hey, another entry without pics I'm afraid, so feel free to dismiss this one. Only have a couple of spare photos left on my memory card, so my next entry will definitely have pictu ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
lucypond
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Xi'an: The City of MEAT
Nov 3, 2006
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"Xi'an--We made it! Summary: We almost missed the train out of Lhasa. We were taking the train with our Spanish friends and we were waiting and waiting and waiting for them as we ha ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
reaandtim
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Pictures from Beijing and Xi'an
Dec 11, 2004
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"We started in Beijing on Dec 2/04 and moved on to Xian 5 days later. Here are the pictures we've been trying to get up for all of you! Enjoy.... we're off to Shanghai tonight...mor ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
ginoandtobi
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Xi'an
Oct 11, 2005
(4 photos)
"Just arrived in Xi'an. We have been in China 6 days and starting to figure out the "China" way of doing things. 1. Always argue over a price, even when the price is quoted. The pri ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
rozalex
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The uncovered ancient warriors
Feb 25, 2006
(5 photos)
"Ni hao again! Before Rome or London were even thought of, Xi'an (pronounced she-an) was a thriving Asian city and gateway to the famous silk road that later connected traders from ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
linaanddame
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XI'AN the princess warrior
Sep 8, 2006
(3 photos)
"Finally we arrived in Xi'an. The hard sleepers in the train are not that bad, we arrived early in the morning. At the train station, hostel recruits were fighting to take you to th ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
troispistoles
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Jack D burger og stenkrigere i Xi'an
Jun 10, 2008
(23 photos)
"Det var første gang vi prøvede et sovetog og vi må indrømme at det er noget rarere end sovebus. Det bumler mindre, du har et toilet og man kan rent faktisk ligge udstrakt. På trods ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
travelrookies
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Weekend Excursion: No. 1
Jun 23, 2007
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"My initial impression upon arriving in Xi'an's downtown was of the broad concrete avenues and sidewalks, stately evergreens, and wide pedestrian areas - reminiscent of Washington, ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
merrittbridges
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The terracotta warriors
Apr 18, 2006
(58 photos)
"Fiona Our flight from Shanghai to Xi'an on Shanghai Airlines was by far the worst flight we had taken in China. The plane was incredibly cramped, with less legroom than you would h ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
richardandfiona
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Xi'an, Pingyao, Datong - central China
Nov 11, 2007
(51 photos)
"Central China Hello everyone, we were hoping it would be a bit warmer once we came down from the high altitudes of northern Yunnan Province. This was to be true for Xi'an with it's ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
wenzels
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Days 8-11 Xi'an
Jun 27, 2007
(15 photos)
"Train ride to Xi'an:We watched the folks up in first class, business class, economy plus, etc, with envy during our 12 flights to Beijing. Now, we were the "soft sleeper class" of ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
sproutfamily
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Xi'an
Jun 14, 2006
(9 photos)
"Hejsa Der er sket en masse siden sidst, saa vi haaber I har taalmodighed til at hoere lidt nyt fra Asien. Efter at vi havde skrevet vores sidste entry, moedtes vi med vores nye rej ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
nuddelexp
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Big Mac Meal & 5 Chicken Burgers please
Jun 26, 2008
"greetings from xi an, our next port of call after beijing. this is the first time ive been able to get on travelpod since the interweb in the hotel in beijing (facebook doesn ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
nikkiviper
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ever heard of Xi'an!?! I'm there!
Dec 18, 2007
(131 photos)
"Again it feels like i haven't written on here for ages just because we have done SOOOO Much! i'll try and write about it all in the right order but i apologise if it doesnt make mu ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
hellizac
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Xi'an
Jul 6, 2006
(15 photos)
"The pictures in thtis album are of our first overniught train journey. We travelled from Beijing to Xi'an (930pm-8am) There are also pictures of the sights that we saw in Xi'an, in ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
ejbc
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Duck duck duck GOOSE!
Mar 7, 2007
"We woke up at 4:15 this morning so that we could catch our 8:15 flight to Xi'an. The tour company took care of a bulk luggage transfer and check for our checked luggage, so all we ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
jangie
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Historic city of Xi'an
Feb 18, 2008
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"We arrived in Xi'an on the overnight train from Shanghai. There were no first class or 'soft sleeper' tickets left for the train so we went 'hard sleeper' and weren't quite s ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
barryandemma
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Xian
Jul 5, 2007
"Day 6: Xian July 5 - Thursday Today's excursion will take you to modern China's greatest archaeological discovery - The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, which silently guarde ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
kathymlm
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Warriors and tourist traps
Jan 17, 2007
(14 photos)
"Warriors, Muslim quarter and tourist traps Why go to Xian?? The Terracotta Warriors of course. When you look at the map of China it is an awfully long way to go ( I am soo happy we ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
mattandnicole
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Rain, more rain, illness and hangovers
Jun 15, 2007
"So, we finally managed what we were rapidly beginning to think was impossible - we booked hard sleeper tickets on a Chinese train! After two reasonably nightmarish journeys on hard ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
mr_awesome
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Terracotta Army
Oct 28, 2007
(10 photos)
"Xian only spent a couple of days here. Use to be the old capital of China so a lot of history but still just felt like another big city with the help of the Communist government . ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
johnhart
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Painting the Warriors
Jun 10, 2007
(28 photos)
"Most people advised us not to spend too long in Xi'an as it's just a big noisy city - but 5 days later we're still here! Xi'an has a very important part in Chinese history. It serv ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
jon_helen
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The Terracotta Warriors
Apr 14, 2007
(20 photos)
"A shorter, just one overnight train journey took us to the ancient city of Xi'An. Just outside the train station the walls can be seen that surround the city centre; and ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'An by
rowananddave
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Spring Travel spots
Apr 8, 2007
"While in Xi'an, we wondered around the city, visited the Mosque and the Muslim Quarter, ate Chinese fast food, saw the new Starbucks-got my mug and a free coffee, went to the Terra ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
kcroone
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Turned to terracotta
May 26, 2008
(8 photos)
"We arrived at about noon after our long journey from Chengdu. We were unsure on our arrival of whether we were at the new or old train station so we got a taxi to our hotel which t ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
jon-daniella
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Xi an
Sep 13, 2006
(5 photos)
"We are getting much better at this travel in China and have arranged for a driver to pick us up from the airport and take us to our hotel. Xi'an is a lovely smaller Chinese city wi ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
rvagabond
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Chiggur
Aug 20, 2006
(22 photos)
"Chiggur to you all. We're not sure what the word means but everyone seems to be saying it, like in a restaurant the waitress points out things 'chiggur' this and 'chiggur' that and ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
aaronnbeth
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Excitable Xi'an
Sep 25, 2005
(3 photos)
"So after a not so fitful sleep (train honking, people talking smoking, snoring, farting, hawking etc etc) we arrived bleary eyed in Xi'an. Home of the Terracotta Warriors. The stat ..."
A travel blog entry from Xi'an by
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