Meat & 2 Veg

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After a six hour train ride north west from Beijing we arrived in Datong, a much nicer city than The China Rough Guide describes; "Gritty polluted and unattractive there would seem little reason to visit Datong".

We had a beautiful evening walking along the restored city wall taking in the children playing in the streets below and the signs of destruction and development on the horizon until we realised we couldn't get off at the other end and needed something more in our stomachs than the cup noodles we had on the train. We got in a taxi and Dani asked in Chinese for him to take us somewhere good to eat in his mind this was KFC! We ended up finding what i think has been the best meal yet, meat on a stick! Yummy yummy spiced chicken, lamb (yes Nic ate lamb!), beans and eggplant kebabs cooked over coals on the street washed down with a few local beers. Just before bed back in our hotel room we recieved a friendly call from reception asking if we would like any girls for the night?!

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Photos

Deserted building
The town was full of old buildings mid-way through demolition.