The train has slowed down by 2 hours!!!! We set off yesterday at 4pm and due to get in at 6pm today!! that makes 26 hours!!!!!!!!!
We keep stopping to let other trains pass in the line - Ling says it to allow more important trains pass quicker - 'we're only human's remember'
The countryside has changed - Limestones hills nad a lot of farm land - looks like rice fields.
Hoping ipod has enough juice to take me to Yangshuo!!!!!
The last few hours on the train dragged abit. everyone got their gear sorted and just sat waiting to get off.
Came close to getting a DVT from the lack of movement.
Once off the train we were ushered onto a bus, another 2 hours on public transport to Yangshou. We were the lucky ones as we managed to get there first and actually get some seats. The Chinese who came after us were in the aisle but its illegal to have satnding passengers so they sat down in the aisle on them little stools you used to have as a bairn so you could reach the toilet.
Two hours later (two hours of Mr Bean on the bus) we got to Yangshou and checked into, wait for it . . . . . . . .
. . . Fawlty Towers, no word of a lie we are staying in Fawlty Towers and theres even a little Chinese fella called Manuel. ha ha ha
And some of the signs are written wrong like in the opening credits.
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Shanghai sounds exciting. Not so sure about the LONG train journey but in a country that size I suppose there's not much option.
ReplyDeleteCan't find Yangshuo in my atlas but wonder if it used to be called Guangzhou which seems to be in about the right place. Guess you have about a week left in China now so fill up with all the crazy food and rice.