We arrived in Beijing at 5:00pm which is 13 hours ahead of your time. The airplane ride was 12 hours long and seemed as though it was never going to end. Throughout the flight everyone watched movies or other things to try and keep themselves entertained which didn’t last long and we entered into complete boredom. Saraya, Alesha and I tried to pass the time by playing monopoly but we soon lost interest and I personally couldn’t take Saraya’s cheating anymore. The airline made sure we didn’t go hungry as they fed us four full meals during the flight. The food consisted of some westernized Chinese food which gave us just a small sample of the interesting food that was surely to come. Once at the airport we took our first bus to the next airport where we boarded our plane to Xi’an. We arrived there an hour later and met our tour guide Jeff. Driving down the streets is an experience of its own. Late at night the streets were packed with people just sitting there on the dirty sidewalks because it is too hot for them to be inside. The driving here is crazy and the roads have no stop signs or lights. People and cars share the roads and have to constantly dodge one another. We arrived at the hotel around 12 in the morning and it was nicer then I think most expected, but at that point we would have all been willing to sleep anywhere. Even though all the room numbers started with the number 8 it seemed as though luck and good fortune was not in our favour as Karalyn and I had quite the experience trying to get accustomed to our room. The hallways were dark and creepy that late at night and once in the room we eventually learnt that to turn on the lights we had to stick our key in the light switch. The beds in the room were hard and short but at least we had an actual toilet. Tomorrow we will be seeing the city of Xi’an and I am looking forward to the adventures still to come.
Elyse Matthews
Stelly's Secondary
3D Premier Elite Member
Elyse Matthews
Stelly's Secondary
3D Premier Elite Member
