Travelling in China is hard work and it didn't bode well when entering the border from Vietnam,when this baby faced officious official confinscated our guide book. Why? because there Taiwan was printed in a different colour to the rest of China. Also English is not widely spoken so alot of sign lanuage is re'qd. Briefly, enjoyed Kumming Dali and LIjiang and esp two days hiking the Tiger Leaping Gorge. SW China has minority groups such as the Naxi cultures and their food is different and a nice change from Chinese food- one can get sick to death from rice and more rice!! Ablultions are on the whole disgusting. Not mind squatters but communal is beyond my comprehension and more often then not they haven't been cleaned since the Ming dysnasty, and whats more you have to pay! Its an ongoing complaint amongst us Westerners.
We are now in Xian and we have heard that getting a Russian visa in Baijing is frustrating and often fruitless but it is easier to get one from Shanghai. Crazy if we have to travel Shanghai. I was told in Sydney that we would have no trouble in Beijing? Somehow the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing!!
Well this leaves us taking off soon to visit the Teracotta Army and then deciding on our next destination which will mean another long overnight trip. The high and lows of travel!!
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