Friday, June 29, 2007

Goodbye Liming...Hello Public Transportation

Author: Cason
Location: Liming to Xi'an
Today was a busy day. In the morning we split up: 3 of us staying at the orphanage and 5 going to rehab. We spent alot of the time just playing with the kids and saying goodbye. After lunch, both groups departed for Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei, where our train to Xi'an left from. Both groups ended up taking buses to the station - but one group got a nice van ride and the other got a slightly sketchy bus ride. One at the train station we went out to a local westernized restaurant and all of us were happy to see some recognizable food!! We also stopped at the local shopping mall to fill time before our train and we got to explore some chinese shops. When the time came to get on our train it was a human stampede. We were in the 2nd class sleapers but it wasn't that bad at all, we all settled in for a short sleep in the smoky cabins. It was definitely an experience for those who hadn't slept in large scale night trains and the 3 bed high bunk beds made for some good laughs.
Flickr Photos from Today
Flickr Photos from this Voyage

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