Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
After 19 weary hours on the move to China, we arrived into a
crisp Xian night. After going through Chinese immigration formalities (finger
print scans), we headed for the baggage claim and there we met up with Dad and
Shae. What a wonderful reunion … our family finally together again!
We were met by a driver who drove us to Xi'an Huakai Apartment (华凯公寓酒店)
which happened to be quite
some distance away from the airport. This at least gave us as a family, time to
catch up on the happenings of the past couple of weeks.
Our accommodation was on the 27th floor of the
Zhongmao Plaza. Heated floors greeted us and after checking formalities with
our host we pretty much all flaked out and fell asleep.
Some of us slept in until 10am, then we went in search of
brunch. There was a huge food court beneath the apartment complex so we went
there.
Later we caught the metro to the City Wall where we hired
bikes and cycled the 13.74 kms around the entire wall. We tried a tandem bike,
then later ditched it as it was way too wobbly.
Was a huge ride, some parts
easy and others very bumpy. Rhys even got a puncture.
After the ride, we went to the Bell Tower and the Muslim
Quarter for a look-see and dinner at a Muslim restaurant. Trained home after an
exhausting day.Top temperature was -2 degrees!
2025-05-23