After our 15 hour train journey West across China, we arrived feeling fresh and wide awake in Xi‘an. Luckily we had the pleasure of the sleeper train which far exceeded the standard to what we expected- some may even say luxury!! Firstly we checked into the hostel, had breakfast and planned our day ahead. The day was spent cycling around the old walls of Xi’an, approx a 14km cycle. When we arrived at wall, the bike choices available to rent were either single or double. Now, being two straight men in an unknown country we went for the obvious option….. The double, a.k.a the ‘Tandem’ bike. The day was good fun and an amazing way to see the city, with each of us taking it in turns to be the mug on the front of the
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