Today we
start for Xi’an, where our two members would join us at Xi’an. Aviv is
extremely happy as his mother, Aditi, and younger sister Avya, aged 3 years, are
reaching Xi’an in the night. Today also we plan to travel 730 kms.
We left
quite late today after breakfast at 9 am. The breakfast was western menu also.
So, we were happy.
It was again
journey where we crossed many tunnels, one of them 5 kms. long. The scenery was
enchanting. Though we started late, we could reach before dark at 7:10pm. We
had our lunch with us, so we saved time on going to a restaurant and waiting
for our order to come. Getting a restaurant in China where we can eat something
of our choice, is also a tall order.
Xi’an is the
capital of Shaanxi province in China. It is a sub-provincial city on the
Guanzhong plain in North western China. It is one of the oldest cities in
China. Xi’an is the starting point of
the ancient Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
It has population of 12 million (1 crore 20 lakhs). The meaning of Xi’an is
“Western peace”.
From Xi’an,
we will start moving west side towards the western borders of China and then we
enter Kyrgystan after about 9 days later. As we move towards Western China, the
night temperatures may come down a bit. When we enter Kyrgystan, the
temperature may be 1 degree centigrade.
It is a rest
day. After travelling for roughly 700
kms. each day for two days, we look forward to the Rest day.
We plan to
visit Terracotta Army Centre tomorrow.
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