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...

10:00 update. Good morning Beijing! :) Last night we decided not to include The Great Wall in our trip and to take our last day in Beijing easy. So, what we've planned for today is go out to Beihai Park, visit an architecture museum and go to a local theme park. More to come later. Have a great day! :) 22:30 update. Well, we're all done with Beijing and although we did not get to see all of its attractions (including The Big Wall and several temples), we did enj...

20:30 update. After almost avacuating Ami to a hospital last night (we thought he had a small fracture in his left foot), I suggested to try and change his posture a bit, and amazingly enough - it worked! Today we managed to walk apx. 22000 steps withough almost any stress at all. :) We started our day "early" and left the hotel at noon. We wanted to go to the Temple Of Heaven, but due to some disinformation we read in a guide book, we travelled to a wrong statio...