Xi’an Sleeper

Boarding the train, the numbering system was a little confusing, as there are three numbers outside each door, a big one and two smaller ones. Eventually I worked out that the ticket number referred to the little numbers, which is the berth (bed) number as there are two. There were … See more...

Terracotta Army

Arriving at Xi’an station, a man (I’ll call him P) approached me to ask if I need a car to go somewhere. I said no, that I would walk. After pressing me to find out where I was going, he pointed to my hotel and then asked if I want … See more...

Walls

With no plans today, I had a lazy morning, trying to catch up with this blog. In the early afternoon I decided I really ought to go and see something of the city, so I decided to take R’s suggestion of going to walk – or cycle if possible – … See more...

Tip in Pizza Hut

For my evening meal, I went to Pizza Hut again, as the hotel Western restaurant is still out of use.  I decided to have steak and chips this time though.  The staff there were incredibly helpful.  I needed to stay in contact with people as we were organising the meal … See more...

First Day in Chengdu

The journey to Chengdu started of very pleasant. Although, I was hoping to catch up on this blog, but most of the time was spent chatting about the meal in Chengdu this evening, and with the lady next to me who showed me a new translation tool in WeChat.

There … See more...