We decided to go westwards and Xi'an seemed to be a nice place to stop and relax for a while -besides I wanted to see the city wall. Sleeping in the train on the top bunk of a hard sleeper was'nt really my cup of tea though. I like to be abler to sit up once in a while.. Amazingly Buri and Irene, who we had met at Manlai's guesthouse were in the same wagon as we were and actually going to the same guesthouse! =D
The guesthouse proved to be a nice one although the cheapest dorms were underground and the space was a bit moist, so eventually I bargained for a nicer room for ourselves.
The days flew past quickly in Xi'an doing some shopping, arranging permits to Tibet, relaxing and eating well. I grew a liking on Kamomille tea and drank quite a bit of it daily.
The south gate at night:
We decided to skip the terracotta warriors, since everyone was telling how much of a tourist trap it had changed into. They'd even built an "International terracotta plaza" through which you had to walk for a over half an hour to even get to the pits constantly being harassed by salespeople of various kinds. No thanks. I'm trying to relax. The city wall was impressive though and that's mostly where the pictures below are from:We decided to skip the terracotta warriors, since everyone was telling how much of a tourist trap it had changed into. They'd even built an "International terracotta plaza" through which you had to walk for a over half an hour to even get to the pits constantly being harassed by salespeople of various kinds. No thanks. I'm trying to relax. The city wall was impressive though and that's mostly where the pictures below are from:
The Drumtower roundabout:
Tried out some strange booze at the hostel one night. Strangely enough Ile's new camera captures only quicktime, so I had no way of editing the two clips together:
Buri and Irene decided to head towards different directions, so Buri took the train with us to Lhasa, where we are stationed at the moment. We also met Josefine, this Dutch girl, and two canadian guys Bryce and Colin in Lhasa who we'd met at the hostel in Xi'an. We've got a merry group hanging out at the roof of our hotel. We might change plans with Ile and head towards Nepal, since everyone else is heading towards that direction.. But that's a whole different story again.. I'll try to upload some nice pictures from the trainride from Xi'an to Lhasa soon.
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Hi there Johnny.. So jealous about the train trip to Lhasa, I've wanted to do that from the day I first heard about the railroad. Take loads of pictures.
Thanks for the accommondation tip at UB, we stayed at Manlay as well in the end. It seems that we also visited the same ger camp. Maybe even slept at the same bed. :P
Got your message through our board but.. I game home early, you've probably already read why.
Have fun and take care. -Renne.
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