Ok so the second train journey. This time we opted for the hard sleeper (the triple buck beds without a door) we had the top bunk which was cosy but sooo much better than the seats, and the other bunks as the bottom every sits on it and the middle people lean against it so the top was perfect. Although the getting in and out was a little changing but do able for over 6ft's. The reason for the hard sleeper was because we had a 16 hour train journey and we didn'...

Today was our last day at Xi'an so we only went to the city's drum and bell tower. It costs 35 yuan each or you can get a double for 50 yuan. They were both good as they do shows and you can walk around the second level balcony which over looks the central city and you can see all the city's gates fen each direction. It is also good to see how the city has had to adapt and creat a road system around both the bell and drum tower. It was a lovely couple of hour...

Today we went to explore the local history museum and the big wild goose pagoda. First was the history museum which was really good first of all due to the fact that we were able to get in for free as all you do is show your passport and they give you your ticket. The museum it's self was good as it had some terracotta worriers where you can get closer to which was good. It also had some really good pottery and lots of gold ancient coins. Second on the list w...

Today we went to explore the local history museum and the big wild goose pagoda. First was the history museum which was really good first of all due to the fact that we were able to get in for free as all you do is show your passport and they give you your ticket. The museum it's self was good as it had some terracotta worriers where you can get closer to which was good. It also had some really good pottery and lots of gold ancient coins. Second on the list w...

Second day in Xi'an and we went to walk the Xi'an city wall which is really good, especially on a nice day. Cost 54 yuan (£5.50 ish) and you can hire bikes which cost 40 yuan (£4.00 ish) but you do have to put a deposit down for each bike that you hire for 300 yuan (£36 ish) which you get back when you return the bike. You don't have to hire bikes, we decided to walk due to the deposit being so high and not have enough on us. But we really enjoy walking so i...