Communication Problems
June 6th 2011 Arriving at the station early in the morning we wished our neew found friend goodbye and headed to the ticket office to book our train to Beijing for a few days time. Using a combination of ineffective sign language and phrasebook we were told there was no room on the trains on the 6th, although we could stand (for 12 hours!). We decided to leave it and get to the hotel. Even waiting for a taxi wa
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