Wan Nian Grand Hotel Xian Xi'an

... Armey built around his tomb. The museam where the Warriors are is rammed with tourists who are not affraid of pushing you out of their way, this didn't ruin the experiance, it was fascinating to see. The warriors are all different and they had to be rebuilt from shattered pieces. There are still thousands of warriors waiting to be excavated and rebuilt, there is constant work ...

Aperitivo antes de ver los Guerreros de Terracota.<br><br>Este mausoleo contiene elementos de la vida diaria que el emperador queria que le acompanasen en su viaje a la otra vida (un poco como las piramides de los faraones).<br><br>Los chinos decidieron hacer una autovia que pasa justo por el medio del complejo ...

... would be spending, a four day tour would not be worth it. Because we didn't have a larger group with us, and that there were no tours leaving within the next two days, we would have to pay it all ourselves and the price would rise significantly. He estimated around 2400 RMB per person. Um, no thank you. Plus we would have to wait an extra couple of days for the permit to get approved. Unfortunately, we had to pass up on the ...

... to see the process, the real ones are fired for 7 days, we were warned not to buy fakes, unless we wanted them to turn to dust, as they don't fire them for long enough. On from here to one of the highlights of my trip, the Terracotta Army, Names the 8th wonder of the world, it is truly awe inspiring. The sheer scale of all the pits (4 in total) and the endless rows of figures, each one different, I was completely speechless. I used up quite a bit ...

... other than Qin Shi Huang and he was the father of Qin Huhai who was buried beneath the mound of dirt that I visited today. What were his achievements? Your guess is as good as mine. We visited the tomb mainly to see a different part of Xian and because it was cool to visit the tomb of the son of the great Terracotta Warrior Dude, no matter how freaky his other side was. Eg ...

... the inner side, parapets were built to protect the soldiers from falling off. At 7PM I arrived at a theater for the best dinner of the trip. It started with dumplings and chicken, followed by soup, and then deliciously battered shrimp and then pork and rice. For dessert were great tasting ...

... popular in the west, this treatment involved sowing gold thread into peoples faces. They were found out and closed down at about the same time the owners of the hostel were looking for premises, so the end result is fairly grand. The american owner tends to employ local students that study english. It helps them practice english and I guess they probably don't cost much. In fact I'm sure they don't as ...

... a few things, including a standing bell chime thing to go with mum's warriors on the bench and a travel mahjong set for the train! I just hope I have enough room to play it with people. This afternoon is the train ride to Beijing, 12 hours and then our last stop on the Intrepid map! After that mum and I will be going back to Hong Kong, so really the holiday is almost over. It went so quickly! Till next time, seeya! Kizz

... to reach the summit for sunrise, and make it up accompanied by what seems like truck loads of Chinese tourists, many literally dragging along their deshevieled women and children who look like they wish they'd stayed at home! Sunrise is a non-starter as it is cloudy, but we press on to complete all of the other impressive 4 peaks as our legs totally turn to jelly. We deserve a drink, so were off to ...