We are finally back in China. The journey back on the trans mongolian was great. After going through customs at the border (where they felt it necessary to check through my bag twice) the train went into a siding where the carriages where unhooked from each other. Each carriage was then lifted from its wheels and then lowered back onto new ones. This is due to the fact that China runs on narrower gauge tracks than Europe and so they have to change the wheels each time the train crosses the border. It was great to watch. There were loads of train enthusiasts on the trains taking millions of photos of the whole thing. (I do have to admit here, that yes, I too took loads of photos)
On arriving back in China we discovered that there had been a terrible earthquake whilst we were in Mongolia. It was really bad. Over 8 on the richter scale and the devestation is enormous. There are over 50, 000 known to be dead already and it's expected to rise. There are lots of people queueing nearby to give blood to help the survivors. There's nothing else to say really except that it's just terrible.
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