Xian to Hong Kong (via Guangzhou and Shenzhen)

As you cannot get the train directly from Xian to Hong Kong I had to get the train to Guangzhou. The train took 7 and a half hours. This was definitely a food sharing train, I was given a peach and some brown dried things in a packet, not sure what they were but they tasted fine.

The hostel in Guangzhou was definitely the strangest I have stayed in. It felt like I was staying in some ones apartment. The father sat in the corner and painted. The mother seemed to be the cleaner and the daughter dealt with the bookings. Most of the other guests were young Chinese girls who had moved to Guangzhou for work or to look for work and seemed to be permanent residents of the hostel, and some seemed to have been there so long they were part of the family.

Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Bus number 306 from Xian main railway station. I knew I was in the right place as it was the only bus with a queue. And the queue stretched a long way... in the rain.

Xian

The Bell Tower and the Drum Tower

Beijing to Xian

I don't think these pictures do justice to how huge and intimidating Beijing West Railway Station is. (What i am trying to say is that i am very brave) When you arrive their are hundreds of people sitting with bags and suitcase outside. You can only get into the station if you have a ticket and ID that relates to that ticket.