Another day in X'ian

Pretty much just spent the day trying to get night train tickets to shanghai all day at various places = hostels, banks etc. We finally got tickets right at the end of the day.

Got there in the end...

X'ian (pronounced Cian) is actually a really cool place and I wish we had stayed there longer. Despite the bad pollution that plagues the city it is in fact a lovely place to spend some time. The people are extremely friendly and surprisingly seemed to find us as something of an attraction. The place must get a lot of tourists due to the Warriors yet still we found them to find us quite novel. Everyone we met wanted to stop and speak with us, and the women were beautiful.

There was a fair amount of apparent poverty in X'ian which makes you wonder whether the government simply ships them out of both Shanghai and Beijing n their efforts to 'clean up' the city. The people seem hardened with their rosy cheeks and frost bitten hands (and occasionally faces) yet still wear the biggest smiles you're likely to see anywhere in the World.

The Muslim quarter is fascinating and the food amazing - be sure to check it out both night and day.

Check the place out, spend a few days, you’ll like it.


Get the evening train to shanghai - 16 hours of pleasure with Aroop coughing, spluttering, snoring and exercising his wrists the entire journey.