Because travelling makes us happy!
Going around Xi’An Yesterday I tried to get acquainted with this new big town but I felt a bit tired and, knowing to have a couple of days to spend here, I decided not to go to any specific sight and just wandering around. This kind of rest gave me the proper energy to face …
One more bullet train to take This morning I have to go to Xi’an, the legendary town where the Silk Road began and home to the also legendary terracotta army. Silk road had always fascinated me. I visited some of the most important towns along this millenary trade route in Uzbekistan and now, I’m going …
Travelling to Pingyao. After three nights and two days spent in Datong it is again time to move to a new destination. New place is Pingyao, a relatively small town famous for its very well preserved old walled town. This one is expected to be real, not rebuilt from scratch like the one in Datong. …
How to get to the Hanging Temple. Beside the Yungang Grottos there is at least anothre important site to visit in this area: the Hanging temple located about 70 kilometres south of Datong. Due to the distance is not possible to use an urban bus to reach it. The easy way would be take one …
Straight to town. After the great time spent at the Yungang Grottos, I still have enough time to see the centre of Datong. I was impressed by the allegedly fake walls while in the bus on the way to the caves, so my first goal now is to check if my idea was right or …
Long route to Datong. Today I’m going to visit Yungang grottoes, one of the most famous attractions in China. The site is located not far from a town called Datong. Every time the topic is building carved out in rocks, as temples of Petra in Jordan or Fethiye in Turkey or big statues like those …