Wednesday, May 16, 2007

I think i have only photos to show u all for this post. im lazy to do the description..

Inner Mongolia Day 5 - Gengis Khan Museum
Nothing much special to talk about this place. Its just another tourists attraction. the attraction is huge. i think the total distance from the beginning to the end of the road is around 2 to 3km.



Day 6 - Wu Dang Zhao
Its a tibetian buddhist temple in the mountains. the 2 hours bus ride up the mountains was extremely bumpy, cos there was a landslide and we had to take a detour on the rocky road.
its like a school for monks. monks there have to go through 13 years of tertiary religious education before they graduate. that's like a quarter of their life dedicated to studying there.



On the train:
We took a grueling 32 hours train ride from Baotou to Shanghai. that's more than a day. but time passed faster than we expected. cos we were all in the same cabin this time, unlike the xi an trip where we were all separated.
we stayed in the 硬卧 ('hard' bed) section. the bed its not exactly hard. this has 6 beds in a cabin, no door, more cramp. while the 软卧 (soft bed), the more expensive one has 4 beds in a cabin, a door and more space. we wanted to save the money, so we couldnt care less.


things we do when we are bored: play chinese chess, eat and eat, sleep, read magazine, chat. that's all we can do in a confined place.

belle * 10:44 PM