An early start, 4.45 to be precise, to catch a train for the 16 hour journey to Chengdu. We thought we may have problems with rogue taxi drivers this early in the morning getting us to the station, but no problem at all! The station was busy and we waited patiently for our train.
What do you do for 16 hours on a train? EAT.... we had bought loads of food from Walmart but still enjoyed the 2 meals we bought on the train. In fact they were really nice with loads of vegetables.
We are using our new tea bottle and have bought a pack of chrysanthemum tea, as they provide hot water on every train.
Just as we were getting a little bored, a smartly dressed soldier moved to sit opposite us. Traditionally, the Chinese people don't tend to smile but this soldier certainly did. He spoke a little English and was really friendly offering us advice and help with the use of Google Translate on his mobile! He explained that as a soldier he could not travel to England but only to Tibet. He was such a lovely fellow and I really felt so sorry that he had so many restrictions imposed upon him.
Not sure I want to post his picture as it may cause him problems.
What do you do for 16 hours on a train? EAT.... we had bought loads of food from Walmart but still enjoyed the 2 meals we bought on the train. In fact they were really nice with loads of vegetables.
We are using our new tea bottle and have bought a pack of chrysanthemum tea, as they provide hot water on every train.
Just as we were getting a little bored, a smartly dressed soldier moved to sit opposite us. Traditionally, the Chinese people don't tend to smile but this soldier certainly did. He spoke a little English and was really friendly offering us advice and help with the use of Google Translate on his mobile! He explained that as a soldier he could not travel to England but only to Tibet. He was such a lovely fellow and I really felt so sorry that he had so many restrictions imposed upon him.
Not sure I want to post his picture as it may cause him problems.
