So now that spring festival is over in China I think it is about time that I got around to writing about it so that all of you at home can share in my joy. I'm going to do this little by little so dont expect it all at once; I went a lot of places and did a bunch of things so one city at a time is all I can promise you :)
My travels started by going to Beijing, a city I have visited on a number of occasions. I wanted to start there because it has become familiar to me and it cut down the time I had to spend on a train. On the way to Beijing on the train of course as always I was a popular sight. The people I was sitting with all wanted to try and talk to me but as we all know my Chinese is pretty sub-par i.e. I speak like a child and can only carry on a very basic conversation. As luck would have it though there was a Chinese man who could speak English and so he was the interpreter for all who were interested in talking to me.
When I arrived in Beijing I made my way to my hostel to unload for the night. I ended up meeting a Russian girl in the hostel bar lobby and we decided to go out for the night which is always fun. We then spent the next few days together shopping and eating good western food. She had been studying Chinese so was also able to help me buy my train ticket for my next stop in my travels: Harbin.
I dont have any photos of Beijing from this journey as I have been there before and plan to go again. Remember, Beijing was only the beginning of what turned out to be a fantastic trip.
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