Day 10 Wednesday, October 30

Today we are in transit from Lhasa to Xi'an, which is a 3 hour flight, or about 2,100km, North, but lower elevation so warmer.  The Lhasa airport is about 60km to the Southeast of Lhasa and is built along a river so it the only flat spot of land.  Lots of flights in and out of the airport, we are flying on China Eastern Airlines, and BTW they serve a full hot meal on there flights.

We arrive in Xi'an at 6:30pm and are met by our guide and driver, Joe and Mr. Moe, the drive from the airport to the Sofitel Hotel is about 45 minutes in heavy traffic.

Xi'an has a population of over 5 million and is the end or starting point for the great Silk Road, (yes this is on my motorcycle trip list, not a a Crusier but something to take me the 7,000km to Turkey). 

This is a very old city, founded around 500BC, and has a wall around the city which is the largest in the world, and is 40m high and 20m thick, it is over 30km in length and surounds the city.  It is one of the best preserved accent walls in the world.

Ken celebrating his 65th Birthday in Xi'an, China with Karen

Ken celebrating his 65th birthday in Xi'an