City Hotel Xian

... Z19 or Z53; leaves 9:18 or 9:24; $100 per person Thursday, November 26 Arrive Xian around 8:20am Check into hotel Hyatt Regency Xian, 158 Dong Da Jie Travel toTerracotta Warriers (where do we board bus? $?) Terracotta Warrier building, 90CNY (Does ...

... train for over 24 hrs. (yes I am serious) and then when we finally arrived in Xian we had a hr. bus ride to your hotel. The city of Xian was ok, there were just to many people for me I think. I shared a hotel room with a couple of my Korean friends we ...

... wall was built with layers of dirt, with the base layer including also lime and glutinous rice extract.   Throughout the time Xian City Wall has been restored three times.   In 1568, Zhang Zhi (the government officer of that period) was ...

... one of four capitals of China, and was the capital for China during 13 dynasties.  We spent three nights in Xian at the Xian Garden Hotel, a joint venture between the Chinese and Japanese.  I also stayed here on my first visit to China in ...

... smell of spicy lamb kebabs; we try them for ourselves and they prove to be delicious. Heading back to the hotel I remark that Xian (population 4M) is a city bursting at the seams. Its hot, polluted, overcrowded, and the traffic is some of the worst ...

... in to our room straight away, which gave us a couple of hours rest before we headed out in to Xian to explore the City. Xian is one of only a few walled city's left in China and it's pretty dominating once you leave the hotel as it's straight in front of ...

... in room internet connection until today. Nothing really to tell about yesterday other than we started at 0730 on out journey to Xian and arrived at the hotel at 1815. We did not much more than travel, eat and sleep. The new hotel, Le Garden Hotel, is ...

... then wanted to take a taxi to the hotel, but since it was a rush hour (19:00), we ended up walking the 2 km. to the hotel. I then suggested to check out the lounge's Happy Hour, and indeed, we just made it - and got a complimentary dinner and drinks, plus ...

... 630 PM, got our luggage and headed to the city (an hour from the airport) for dinner. Finally got to the hotel about 9 PM, did a  video Skype call with Lisa and the grandkids (unbelievable technology).  Finally collapsed around 11 PM. General ...

... Asian breakfast. After stuffing ourselves as usual, we had time for a walk and really enjoyed the environs of the hotel. This is a beautiful city with extensive gardens, fountains and pedestrian areas. We met up again with the group for a tai chi lesson ...

... had finished looking around, it had stopped raining but it was freezing so we headed to the tea house, then back to Xian city again. This Afternoon we went to the other side of the city to see the Wild Goose Pagoda.  It wasn't bad, ...

... is to have Chinese food together tonight, as a group but Matthew and I cannot face another Chinese dinner so we elect to eat in the hotel and I use the sauna and whirlpool. Tomorrow will be another full day of touring so we need to get some rest ...

... , Emperor Qin Shi Huang ordered the construction of the Terracotta Army and his mausoleum which is located in the modern city's suburb. The first stop was my hotel.  I was delighted to find how nice it was.  It wasn't an extravagant hotel, ...

... ! Prices vary a lot for the SAME hotel in Xian! It is very important to compare different booking sites for a specific hotel in Xian. If you think it is too complicated and time consuming to compare 30 hotelbookingsites, here is a helpful page for ...

... the outside than inside. Having now done quite a fair bit of sight seeing, we returned to the hotel. Later returning for food. Xian at night was a nice city and one that felt safe. The shops were all open late, food stalls, restaurants were every where ...

... the spitting. We were on a slow train and arrived about 2 - 3 hours after we expected to. On exiting Xian train station we turned right, dodged the hotel touts & then turned left to go through the old City walls & on to Shengde Lu to our hotel the ...

... morning and off to Hotel. Realise that huge China Wine festival on this week in Xian so whole town (well city of 5 million people) packed including our hotel. Well say wine but think Chinese version of wine is anything that is alcohlic and not beer. By ...

... had Chinese banquet twice a day since we started and getting quite adept at using the chop sticks). Next we visit the inner or old Xian city that was surrounded by a fortified city wall. We enter via the north gate and stop at the opposite south gate. The ...

... terracotta warriors at findoutwheretogo.com. Travel Xian! You will always remember your trip to Xian. Be careful choosing your hotel in Xian Prices vary a lot for the SAME hotel in Xian! It is very important to compare different booking sites ...

... the internet had a very convenient addition to their sites - text in Chinese directing the cab driver to the hotel. It worked like a charm. The traffic in Xian was even more chaotic than in Beijing. Red lights in this city are only a suggestion. We were ...

... at 06:30 am and according to the announcement on the train you haven't been to China if you hadn't been to Xian, so clever us! Hotel was in city centre called Bell and Drum Hotel beside two towers, one called Bell and the other called Drum. So the Bell ...