And we have mountains!

Tibet Train

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October 9th 2006
Saturday October 7, 2006 - Once on board the train, I found my cabin pretty quickly. It was a hard sleeper, as all my other trains in China have been. This means that there are 6 beds, three up on each side, and no door. There were already two Chinese men there ahead of me and they helped me put my backpack in the above storage space. Then I just sat around waiting for Brian to arrive. He was to b ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more