So we opted for the deluxe sleeper option on the train over to Hong Kong, being a little wary of how ‘deluxe’ it would actually be. We were sharing a rather cramped but comfortable enough room with 2 Chinese gentleman. If you’ve ever seen that episode of ‘An Idiot Abroad’ recently where Carl describes his bed as sleeping on a shelf, that is pretty accurate. In our room the bunks were just the standard 2 high, but in hard sleeper they are 3 or even 4, without any steps up so some good upper arm strength is required if you opt for one of those beds! Our train journey over, we then had the problem of getting into central Hong Kong. For this we relied on the kindness of strangers, which fortunately was in our favour.
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