Today I decided to take a tour to the Terra-Cotta Warriors. I should of stuck to my original plan and did it myself. So much wasted time and forced shopping! With that being said, I was picked up at my hotel and was part of a group of 7. We visited a small archeological site called Banpo Village. This village was discovered when they were planning to build a power plant in the area in 1957. A village from about 6000 years ago. The women were most powerfu...

My day started early, up and out the door by 6am. My train left at 805am and I had to be at the train station one hour early. My guide Vivie showed me where to stand and that I could flag my own taxi down. She wrote directions on a card for me and the driver took me to the right train station! The high speed trains have different stations. I made it with lots of time to spare and was able to get a McDonalds coffee, first coffee since I got here. There are S...