Fri 15/6 We made the most of or last day in Xi'an by renting a bike and cycling round the city walls! It was great fun! Been years since we have been on bikes! In the evening we joined in with the dumpling party at the hostel. It was just a shame that we had to leave for our train! Got to have fun making them but missed out on tasting them! :( Sat 16/6 So.........Shanghai! I think this was our first small travel problem! Our train arrived in just after one in ...

Wed 13/6 We had a lazy day today at the hostel after our big day yesterday and in preparation for our big hike up Mount Hua Shan tomorrow. It was a movie day in the bar which was a bonus so watched 4 films! Two we had seen and two we hadn't! Thu 14/6 (Today) Set off from the hostel early and got public transport to the mountain with the dutch guys. They were quite fit especially compared to us smokers so they made their own way and we stuck to our own pace. M...

Mon 11/6 Our train got in very early this morning. We were at our hostel by 6:30am so went back to bed for a few hours. The hostel is very, very nice! Cheapest so far in China and by far the best. Its new so imagine their prices will go up. Went for a wander in the afternoon. Nothing special, typical city! Went to a Walmart we found to get replacement flip-flops and handbag, the ones we have are coming to the end of their life. We were lucky to get anything, chi...

Sat 9/6 Our train arrived in about 7:30am. Got a much better sleep than expected. We had a transfer to our hostel to save hassle. Our hostel was a lovely courtyard hostel, the dorm room was nice and spacious compared to the last hostel, and no bunk beds! Bonus! After breakfast we went out to explore the town. It was lovely and peaceful compared to Beijing. You could spend hours wandering among all the streets and alleyways. Its the China you imagine before you c...

Fri 8/6 Last day in Beijing, our train wasn't until 7:30pm so once we checked out we headed out to find the Hard Rock Cafe, google maps said it was right next to the tube station so thought it cant be too hard to find! Google maps was wrong! After wandering about for a bit we did a bit more research, we were a whole two tube stations away from it! By the time we got there we were terribly hungry as we had no breakfast and it was now 2pm! We ordered nachos to sha...