Beijing – Datong – Wutaishan – Pingyao – Xi’an
We’ve been on holiday for a few days now and wanted to thank you first and foremost for this wonderful tour. In fact, it’s the first time we’ve used the internet for a tour and we have no regrets!
1st stage: the journey to datong in very comfortable sleeper train! surprised to be woken up individually for the stop in datong we were a little afraid not to wake up as in French trains can be to report before leaving!
Welcome to datong by LAURENT….
Departure for pinyao by car stop at the residence of the QIAO family on the road I think and lunch then road towards pingyao and arrival at hotel in the afternoon in this super hotel YIDE guest house, room very curious and very comfortable meal of the evening excellent in this hotel as for free time it was very quickly filled since we are in the centre of this superb city!…
as for the guide, laurent, a charming lad who was easy to talk to but more comprehensible in direct language than in his explanations of the sites, where he seemed to be repeating his lesson …
charming and discreet driver very quiet and pleasant drive
then arrival in XIAN and welcome by CLAIRE, a very friendly and competent guide, who speaks French very well and is ready to discuss any subject ….
very very pleasant …
very nice guided tour of the shaanxi museum. wild goose pagoda a bit quitsch!
Mongolian marmite: very good and very pleasant meal with guide and driver, which is rare!
evening ravioli meal and very pleasant shows with real musicians and singers +++
Claire is a fan of the TANG dynasty and I can’t blame her.
Driver: a charming, careful and smiling ‘ginger’ driver.
A very pleasant stay in XIAN thanks to our charming guide!
here’s a quick summary
As for the Chinese (we were about to forget them), it’s a pleasure to exchange a few smiles and a few words. We never had a single problem and we were always able to walk around peacefully, and that’s exceptional!