The hostel we wanted to stay in.

Fully booked, and i'm not desperate enough to stay in a dorm! Our chinese hotel was just the same anyway! We visited the hostel for the internet, breakfast and booked coach tickets.

Pingyao

October 1st 2007
From Beijing, we carried along on our travels via Pingyao. We had seen on a Chinese travel programme how lovely this place was. With waterways used instead of roads, traditional houses and it reminded us of how Venice must be like (Hey we've not been there!). So we thought we'd go,as it looked so unique. So we booked our 6 hour bus journey and off we went. HOWEVER, when we arrived there were no w ... read more

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