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Bridget Jaune's diary
22 décembre 2007

Made in China

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Last days in China before heading to Laos... Last trips on Chinese trains as well, which nonetheless constitute a great experience! Sharing for some 18 hours a small living space with Chinese people is very fascinating: how much they can eat, what they eat, how much they can sleep, how easy for them it is to create new links and chat for hours with total strangers... (sometimes hitting and scoring as well ;) I am going to miss that, especially now that I know that my next trip by bus to Vientiane will take 40 hours...

So my final words about China...

# Chaud patate pour:

- The trek on the Great Wall from Jinshaling to Simatai for 4 hours with barely no tourist that day on the wall. A magical moment, wonderful view... memories that I will have to bear in mind for ever since I had lost all the pictures...

Down Town Packpackers in Beijing        85 Nan Luo Gu, Jiao Da Kou   220 yuan/person

- The horse trek to the Ice Moutain and the Tibetain villages.

Shun Jiang Horse Trek in Songpan, Shunjiang Beilu

# Pas Chaud Patate pour:

- Very frustrating not being able to interact more with the Chinese due to the language barreer.

- Datong, the grey and ugly city. The only moment so far I got the blues while traveling alone... And unlike what I had said in a previous post, there is no absolute need to go there. They are other Bouddhas in other places and much more impressive (i.e Leishang).

# Accomodations:

- Beijing: Elinor's GH, the best place to stay in Beijing ;) Merci encore Linette!!!!!

- Datong: just don't go. My advice.

- Pingyao: Harmony GH    85 Nan Dije.

- Xi'an: Shu Yuan Youth Hostel (closed to the South Gate)  30Y/bed in a dorm

- Chengdu: Dragon Town Youth Hostel 30Y/bed in a dorm

- Kunming: Camellia Hostel 30Y/bed in a dorm

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