Woke up this Orni g to an incredible view from the 41st floor. Had a small breakfast, went to the Shanghai Science and Technology huge museum, did a lot of shopping and now off to dinner and a night on the town.

8:45 update. We're soon off to Shanghai by taxi, plane, Maglev speed train and subway. Checking out of Sofitel Xian won't be easy since we loved it here, but in one hour we'll be on our way. :) Have a great day! :) After waiting on the plane for over two hours, we flew to Shanghai, took the Magleb train - 300 km/h, two subways and a thirty minute walk, we got to our hotel, which already gave our room to someone else and had to upgrade us to the Executive floor. A...

10:00 update. After a rather good night sleep and a complimentary breakfast at the Sofitel Club, we're off to see the Terra Cotta warriors just outside Xian. There's a lot of built up towards this visit, and I hope we're not disappointed. Following the visit, we'll hopefully go bike riding on the wall that encircles the old city. Have a great day! :) 18:30 update. We're back from the Terra Cotta site. We got there by taking a taxi from the hotel to the railway s...

13:00 update. After a nice 8-hour long sleep, we woke up to a hot day in Xian. We'll soon be off to explore the old part of Xian and perhaps take a trip on its ancient walls. For the time being, we're enjoying the executive lounge (free of charge...) and having a great time. More to come later on the day. :) 20:30 update. Had a great day in Xian today. First of all, we took a (very cheap!) taxi to the Forest of Stone Steles museum, which has the largest collecti...

Hey y'all. :) We said goodbye to Beijing on Tuesday morning, headed for the airport to take a flight to Xian (which was delayed by an hour...). Upon landing we took a bus to central Xian and then spent 30 minutes trying to get a taxi and walk to the hotel in a blazing heat of almost 40 degrees. We ended up taking a 1$ Tooktook to the number 1 hotel in Xian (arrived in style). We originally booked a luxury room but since we're Accor A|Club members, we were immedi...