Drew had a test this morning in Tianjin. It was the end of his first week of school and 1st exam. After his exam he took a taxi to the train station (gotta love the bullet train) for Beijing. From the Beijing train station he took the subway for 1 hour to the airport where we hooked up at the airport counter for a 6:00 flight. The flight was 2 1/2 hours. It started to rain, so our flight was delayed for 45 minutes. The plane was packed with a group from Spain.....oh my gosh, they were crazy and loud!! Party party party!! Drew and I laughed at how they were clapping on the flight and talking non-stop!! I was ready for a cocktail!! We prayed they weren't at the Xi'an Hilton!!
Our flights from Hong Kong, Shanghia, Tianjin, Beijing and now Xi'an were all on East China Air. All flights were packed, reasonably priced and booked several days before. Air travel in China is safe, efficient, and inexpensive, whether you book 30 days or 30 minutes before your flight. Very impressive. US could take a lesson!!
We finally arrived in Xi'an after an hour taxi ride to the hotel. The Xi'an airport is beautiful, but on the outskirts of Xi'an. The meter in the taxi went up every 100 feet, we laughed, once again we were in for a ride!! We arrived at out five star hotel, Hilton. The entire trip we booked our hotel rooms through Expedia.com. The Hilton was $100 a night, plus breakfast!! I love Expedia!! I think our taxi ride cost more than our first night of lodging!! We laughed and knew it was out of our control, and just enjoyed the ride!! Our hotel was within the old wall city and awesome!! The wall is lighted up at night and certainly a site to be seen. We were excited to tour the next day. At the Hilton the concierge had tour guides ready with private drivers. We booked the Terracotta Warriors, Pagoda, and Walled City. Drew and I decided that after a late afternoon nap we would hit the Muslim Market, bell tower, drum tower and try some local food. Drew did some research and this area is known for their dumplings (aka potstickers). We booked and went to bed!!
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