Day Seventeen Leaving Xi'an for Chengdu Up late again but who cares were on holidays so to speak! Bags packed ready to go we checked out & left our bags in reception as a little trip to the supermarket was in order before we got on our 16 hour train journey which will take us to Chengdu. In the supermarket & with time pressing on we couldn't have picked a slower queue. With supplies bought the rush was on to get back to the hostel, grab our bags & ...

Day Sixteen Xi'an City Wall Not such an early start at all. I raised my sleepy head about 10am only to lie around for another hour. Finally got ourselves sorted we got changed & ready for the day. For breakfast we had some bananas & kiwis, they were delicious. Outside it was lovely & the sun was shining, the temperature didn't feel too cold either. The entrance to the city wall was only to minutes away from our hostel so that was great. We paid our...

Day Fifteen Terracotta Warriors Up bright & early & eating our full English breakfast in the hostels restaurant. Andy thought it was ok but I begged to disagree, there wasn't enough grease for me & the toast was soggy. All changed & ready for the day. Out of the hostel & on our first bus heading to the main train station to buy our tickets for our onward journey in the next couple of days. Buying tickets at the train station is crazy, there...

Day Fourteen Arrival at Xi'an Through out the night the train carriage was silent apart from the noise of spitting - it was horrendous & they sure get to the pit of their stomach when it comes to spitting. They were just spitting on the floor right behind us, it made me feel sick! I was rudely awoken on the train about 7am by a Chinese train worker who just so happened to want the all train curtains & nets - are you joking mate?! Nice one for giving me ...

Day Thirteen Chilling out & leaving for Xi'an Up about 9.30am due to the noise of the people bouncing around in the cafe / sit off room below. Instead of lying there we thought we should get up & start are packing as we check out at 12 noon & we will be heading for our overnight train later for Xi'an. Clothes all squashed in, bags packed we went to reception & checked out. We needed to find somewhere for breakfast. We decided to head to the ba...