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Published: November 17th 2006
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Current Mood: Bit Poorly but ARD as nails hahaha ive got man flu!
Well.... the second sleeper went ok. Even tho a 'HE-SHE, Chinese Bully from Fraggle Rock was snoring his/her??????, arse off underneath Tim. Sleep deprived we crack on with our day!
Again we are greeted with a name card outside the station this time both mine and Tims name!! i guess my fame is on its way out! we head to the Seven sages for breaky and to offload our bags. the reason we are in Xi'an is to see the Terra Cotta Warriors (another yet not so popular Wonder of the World). Ooooh Sonya and Harris are here to. i like these two they impress me everytime i speak with them.
The room seems great however the staff seem slow and arnt very helpful but no worries after breaky we head out to book tickets for a train out of Xi'an to Chengdu for the following day!
Right im beginning to feel unwell so my plan for the day is to rest up. Im feeling as rough as a dog. After collecting our tickets we head back to the Hostel to rest and eat plenty!
The night was a rough one although before sleeping we had a really good chilled out evening with a pot of green tea.......... ooooh what a party animal!! Nah it was great to actually sit and talk with Cara and Tim and get a grasp of how there lives before and during travelling are and have treated them!! Poor Ashley is feeling poo aswell so bless her she was sleeping!! maybe i should have been too but im still in holiday mode! not got to much time for that hehehehehahaha!
So the morning we head to the Warriors which was ok but before we hooked up with Johnny and Colum who to be honest raised moral a little!! i felt shit and really wasnt in the mood until these guys turned up!
The Terra Cotta Warriors are a must see when in China but not on a rushed trip! I found them to be interesting but fairly dissapointing as you cant really get near them and it all seems to be a very organised find! Obviously there has been restoration to the warriors and the way they have been positioned doesnot ring true in my opinion! im unsure
i believe its how they were found and i feel the whole experience rings bells of a military allignment that maybe wouldnt be seen in such a country at such a time! i dont know maybe i expected to much from what we see on the TV.
So literally feeling like dog poo we head back to get packed for our 18 hour train trip to Chengdu where we plan to see the pandas! i was uinsure of what i wanted to do as my health wernt great but in getting back we packed and said goodbye to the boys who have a crazy time over the next few days planned with regards to travelling! Good luck lads ill catch you guys soon!! (Johnny and Collum)
Even tho feeling terrible the 18 hour Hard sleeper wasnt to bad. i got some sleep in early and woke to find Tim and Cara pissed as farts hahaha these guys are hilarious! tim passed out looking for a pillow on top bunk and i was left to the shluuuurs of Cara who apparently now knows what Trollied means hahahaha love you hunny you tickle me at times!
anyway the morning
came and still feeling a little unwell and tired we decided to miss the pandas and head to the digs again for more rest in preperation for the horse trekking we have planned in Songpan!
Result...... i got myself breaky and fair play to the Guys..... Thank you all i went to bed for the afternoon and they went out to book up tickets for our trek!! at last i got to sleep properly for a few hours hahahahaha. tim woke me up to let me knoew they were heading out to a market which i got up for and the whole evening turned out to be great!! the night markets are wicked and well worth the trip if your near one! after tripping around the market and winding Harris up (our 6 year old travel buddy) we head back to the digs (mix Hostel) with our supplies and warm gear for our trip to songpan!!
Stay tuned for my first experience on horse back hahahahah god i hope its a pony!
Love from a Brummy
niki
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calum
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hello niki
how is it going, i liked the statues, i hope i can find stuff like that when i am older, because you know its what i want to do when i leave school. all my love calum