ShenXian Chi National Park
May 14, 2015 - Visited ShenXian Chi National Park.
On the drive to the Park we stopped to photograph this Yak and her calf.
ShenXian Chi National Park.
We visited these Travertine Pools in the park.
Back to Chengdu and on to Xi'an
May 15, 2015 - Drove to Jiuzhai Airport at 11,300 feet and flew Sichuan Airlines #8608 leaving around 11:40am and arriving in Chengdu around 12:45pm. Lunch in Chengdu and then checked into the Shangri-La Hotel.
May 16, 2015 - Flew China Eastern Airlines MU2295 leaving from Chengdu at 11:15am and arriving in Xi’an around 12:40pm. Met by our tour operator at the Airport, had lunch and then visited the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum in Xi’an. We would stay the next two nights in the Westin Xi'an. Along with our local guide and a driver, there were a total of three participants on this leg of the tour.
May 17, 2015 - Visited the Terracotta Warriors in the morning and visited the Xi'an's Muslim Quarter in the afternoon.
Here is a photograph of the Terracotta Warriors.
Xi'an - City Wall Watch Tower and Journey Home
May 17, 2015 - Here is a photograph of the City Wall Watch Tower in Xi'an.
May 18, 2015- Flew Air China CA1204 leaving from Xi’an at 10:0am and arriving in Beijing International Airport at 11:50am. Reclaimed our luggage, transferred from the Domestic Terminal to the International Terminal and checked in for our United Airlines flight back to the U.S.
Flew United Airlines # 808 from Beijing International Airport, departing at 6:25 pm and arriving at Dulles International Airport on May 18, 2015 at 8:00 pm. The aircraft was a Boeing 777-200 flying via the polar route and the total flight time was around 14 hours.