Hi from Beijing, went to the summer palace yesterday by tube. The tube cost Aus30c for 15 stations so James was very happy but full of regret we did not master it earlier. The summer palace is just brilliant and the lake in front which stretches for a couple of kms was hand dug. Beijing is so safe no graffiti, no bikies, no studs, no violence. You can walk around any hour of the day or night safely. The worst that happens is that you are offered a Rolex watch. Today we go noodle shopping. The train leaves tonight at 11pm. The trans Manchurian goes around the top of Mongolia. That's our train. The trans Siberian is Vladivostok to Moscow. The trans Mongolian is self explanatory. We travel 8900kms and have our own cabin. It will
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