OK, so we caught the overnight train to Nanjing from Beijing and was in the end suprisingly easy and comfortable. Arrived bright and early to head to the hostel. After successfully navigating the bus and a short walk we came to the right street but couldn't see the hostel. To some amusement in the nearby chinese restaurant (I suppose just 'restaurant' would suffice) where we asked for directions we were presented with a translation, "to destroy, to demolish, to remove"... not a great start. Anyway, managed to find some other accomodation close by so all is well. Nanjing was a nice enough place but the streets smelt a bit. Not too many westerners there either which was a kinda interesting experience. I didn't really think too much of the city, the guide book had described it
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