30 hours, one train and a long border crossing! (Beijing to Ulan Bator)
October 28th 2009 At 07.45 we boarded a 30 hour train to Ulan Bator! This was going to be the longest journey I had ever done...so far!
The three of us had a comfortable four berth cabin to ourselves, with the bottom two beds acting a a sofa during the day. It was quite cold in the early hours, until the sun began to warm up the cabin. It was fairly roomy and would suffice for the next day and a half, aside from
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