Bell Tower Hotel

... these?) 3 hours Visit Muslim Quarter / (Moslim) Muslim Street and Great Mosque on Islamic Street - 1 hour ($?) Walk to drum tower and bell tower ($? Is it really worth the money to go inside these?) Visit Xiyang Shi alley shopping Taxi back to hotel ...

... , vases, and pottery.  It was exquisite. Then we visited the Drum Tower, which appeared to be larger than the Bell Tower.  Surrounding one of the upper terraces of the tower are gigantic drums with the striking surface facing out, and Chinese ...

... happy!   The Bell Tower or Zhong Lou:   Located northwest within the Muslim Quarter.   The Bell Tower is a stately traditional building that marks the geographical center of the ancient capital. From this important landmark ...

... a very slow relaxing start to the day. Actually it is our second start to the day. We were supposed to go to Huashan Mountain leving the hotel on the tour at 6:30am but I woke up at 3:00am feeling quite bad with my cold. Emma has a cold too, and Jacob's ...

... sorts.  It was built under the influence of Napoleon. Also in the square is the Campanile of St Mark's church, which is a massive bell tower.  Emily and I decided that we'd pay the 8 euro charge to go up it, and I'd say it was definitely worth ...

... a slight chill in the air..it really reminded me of home... We then took the orientation walk around Xian and was shown the Bell Tower and Muslim markets which we can come back to visit later.  Our main attraction this afternoon was a 10 mile bike ...

... Yuhuangge Jie and the city's main shopping street, Jiefang Donglie.    The pavilion is very similar to a normal city Bell or Drum Tower.    The entrance fee was fifteen Yuan and it pretty much allows you to walk around and if you ...

... to each other. Reasons to go there Both, the bell tower and the drum tower are worth a visit! The bell tower was a wooden structure topped with dark green tiles. It is a grand ancient building with traditional Chinese architectural features. ...

... hundred meters long and fifty wide. The fifteen meter (fifty feet) high structure above the front door takes the shape of a bell tower and the entire thing looks more like a magnificent castle. The outer wall of Lianfang Tower was designed western style ...

... by a notable bas-relief representing the abbot’s coat of arms. A few steps far from the church courtyard rises the splendid bell-tower (1707), built at the hand of a Capuchin friar, who was commemorated in a grave stone fragment, located onto the ...

... , Egyptian pyramids, and Chinese temples were built for picnics and gatherings in picturesque locations for social opportunities.  Broadway Tower has a view that has a 62 mile radius that includes 16 counties.  Folly or not, I was ...

... drummers standing at full height to play. Afterwards we could walk around the tower at the top, with views across Beijing, to the Bell tower and down into the Hutong. We made the trip downstairs back to our rickshaw and on through the Hutong. Unlike ...

... Pisa due to time constraints.... Dont miss it... its too good In the field there is the white marble cathedral, baptistry and bell tower... which is the leaning tower. Whats lovely is that you can sit on the grass (for free...wowowowowowow!!!!) and ...

... stretch of the legs in Chengdu, FSQ and I headed to the airport for the flight to Xian. The luxurious surrounds of the Bell Tower Hotel are, not surprisingly, right next to the Xian Bell Tower. The Bell Tower is smack in the middle of the city, acting as ...

... buses just beeping at each other getting no where in the city centre. We were right in the thick of it staying in the Bell Tower Hotel, which was obviously beside the famous Bell Tower of the city.  A lot of tour websites say, if ...

... arrival in Xi'an. The airport bus was quick, comfortable, cheap and, best of all, dropped us off right by our hotel (the Bell Tower Hotel). As the name would suggest, we knew the hotel was somewhere around the Bell Tower, but we were delighted to discover ...

... to the city shuttle and arrived about 400 m from our hotel. An excellent tourist office helped us with directions and we checked into the Bell Tower Hotel. We bought the rooms online through Agoda. Was good - $62 per room and we had to get 2 due to our ...

... taken to same hotel. Their driver is not here yet, but we say we will wait; it isn't long, then we go off to the Bell Tower Hotel (near the famous Bell Tower, naturally) for breakfast and a very welcome shower. At 10.30h, we go downstairs to meet ...

... has lost it's battery power. A definite must.  We would have liked to have stayed longer.  Only 2 nights at the Bell Tower hotel RIGHT in  the centre of the city.  Great city, visiting the Bell Tower, the Drum Topwer, the Muslim ...

... sky, and visibility now almost 2km! To be fair, there is a lot of humidity, and at 35C still, it make it warm! The Bell Tower Hotel is a very posh place, we lucked out. We have ajoining rooms for the family with a door between. Very nice. The kids love ...

... very concerned and now relieved that we arrived. Hop into a car on our way to the hotel, Not many cars are on the road. Must be around 11:00 pm. Check into the  Bell Tower Hotel. Nice room, small but for now all I care is to go to sleep. Long day. ...