January 29 - February 1 The train to Pingyao was the first train we caught alone. We were and I am not exagerating the only Westerners on the train. We had a ten hour ride ahead of us and hard seats, which numbed your bottom within minutes. The train was so busy it was first come first served for seats there were so many people standing. I was once again the centre of attention on the train, once the train had cleared a little men would come sit opposite and s...

January 22 - 28 We had the whole day on the train, it wasn't quite as exciting as we were well aware these were our final days together. We arrived just after 2pm and went straight to our hostel, the other tour group had joined at this point and we all went out for a meal with our honcho Alex. He ordered us a feast and a half, two whole peking ducks and near 16 dishes! It came to just under five pounds each with beer. It was delicious, it was a million times ni...