Hi, all,
We left Beijing today and had an uneventful trip to Xian. Because of Ctrip foulups, we had to take two different flights an hour apart, but we rendez-voused successfully. My old black polartec pulled off my backpack and got left on the plane, so we wasted at least an hour trying to retrieve it. It was one of the end of school CCA rejects of about 10 or more years ago, and the only thing in the pockets were hand gel, wet ones, and toilet paper, so it was hardly worth the effort, but it is warm and useful, and replacing it would have been a pain. We took shuttle bus and then walked to the Hun Tang Inn, which is a very nice hostel with very new, clean rooms and good food. It is near the main Bell Tower square and the Muslim district, which is a lively place. It was sad to leave Beijing, because our Hostel had such a wonderful location--near to everything.
Yesterday we had a fantastic day on a private tour to the old Beijing streets by pedicab and then visited the house of an 82 year old woman. Then we toured the Forbidden City, the home extensive home of the Emperors. It was awesome.
Tomorrow we take a tour to see the Terra Cotta warriors and some emperor's tomb. The warriors are the thing I have most anticipated, so I hope I am not disappointed.
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