Today was the day we would finally see the famous terracotta warriors. We woke at seven thirty and put plenty of layers on before Steven headed for breakfast. At nine we met the group in the lobby and headed to our private mini bus that would take us the hour journey. We also had a local guide with us and she spent the hour telling us all the history of Xi'an and the warriors themselves. The journey was nice and I enjoyed looking out the window at the world w...

This morning we woke up in Xi'an... It was quite a restful night but I struggled to settle as I kept thinking of what everyone at home was doing ...and eating and got a little homesick. I think i settled about three am and didn't wake till about eight am. The cabin was comfy and more spacious than the ones in India so I didn't feel hemmed in. We arrived in Xi'an at about eight thirty and headed to the hotel via the local bus. The journey didn't take long an...