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A Train

OK! OK! this is not china. This picture is from the russian and mongolian border. I admit it i havent taken a picture of a hardseat train journey in china yet. Ill also admit that its because i havent worked up thecourage to whip out the camera as the only foriegner aboard and take a picture out of my amusement of loads of chinese straight out of the fields who earn about 4 USD a day.
42 HOUR hardseat train journey...

October 4th 2008
Seat Number: 63hao, car 14 Price of ticket: 281 RMB (40USD) Money saved by no sleepers being available: 200 RMB Hours on Train: 42 Noodle Pots eaten: 1 Pages of Book read: 210 Games of Du Di Zhu: 25 Guazi eaten: 263 Provinces crossed: 6 Friends made: 132.7 Being the coolest guy on the train: PRICELESS Over a year ago (I love saying that) towards the beginning of my travels, I had the ... read more
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