Back to Beijing and waiting to go to Tibet
November 1st 2009 Day 489: Saturday 31st October - A Tibetan temple in Beijing and the Bird’s nest
I arrive back in the capital at approaching 9am after my 10 hour overnight train journey from Hohhot. Every train journey I have taken in China has been on my own and I have been the only foreigner in my carriage on each occasion with all eyes fixed on me. Next time I’m on the train, in just 36 hours time it will
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