Made our first train journey in China. Soft seat - they were quite luxurious with little tables - like BR first class really.
Each carriage had its own hot water dispenser for tea and noodles and luckily for David a smoking area at the end of each carriage (well China is the biggest smoking nation on earth). It was quite a good journey.
Arrived in Beijing to rain - ah well. Just about everywhere in Beijing feels like a building site - all preparations for the Olympics. It it a strange mix here. Lots of really old places and history and places just as you imagine China should look like right alongside 12 lane highways (through the middle of the city - with pedestrian crossings at every junction) and skyscrapers.
Each carriage had its own hot water dispenser for tea and noodles and luckily for David a smoking area at the end of each carriage (well China is the biggest smoking nation on earth). It was quite a good journey.
Arrived in Beijing to rain - ah well. Just about everywhere in Beijing feels like a building site - all preparations for the Olympics. It it a strange mix here. Lots of really old places and history and places just as you imagine China should look like right alongside 12 lane highways (through the middle of the city - with pedestrian crossings at every junction) and skyscrapers.
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