Beijing

Sorry for the delay in posting anything, but I've had a busy few days in Beijing, not to mention the day and a half getting here by train.

The train to Beijing was a little bit nicer than the one to Ulaanbaatar, but not nearly as nice as the train to Irtusk, and this time I wasn't the only brit - a large group of twenty somethings doing the Vodka Train trip had caught up with me, so hi to James, Hazel and the rest if you ever get to read this. On arrival at the Chinese border we not only had the usual passport & customs formalities to go through, but we also got hoisted into the air whilst the bogie's were changed beneath the carriages - photos to come soon. The next morning the train wound its way through some mountainous terrain, before arriving in Beijing in the afternoon.

After checking into my hotel, it was time to head over to Ricks place for a meal, some badminton and a swim, before retiring to the nearby pizza restaurant for a late snack, as our opponents, Peter, his girlfriend whose name I've forgotton and Fran hadn't eaten.