I woke up bright and early so that I would have plenty of time to get to the train station. The temperature in Zhengzhou was 10 degrees and I was really worried that it would be colder in Beijing as it is further north.We went for breakfast and there were some classic quotes coming from Sonya, such as “in Australia we don’t have the great wall, but we have big fences” which had me and Sam in stitches! We went to the train station and then I said goodbye to Sam and Sonya and boarded the train 15 minutes before it was due to leave, which was a relaxing change. I was in a soft seat this time which are like airport chairs and I think is the Chinese version of 1st class which was a nice surprise, although an hour into the journey I was wishing I had the hard sleeper bed to stretch out in as 6 hours is a long time to be sat in the same position.
I finally arrived in Beijing at 5pm and tried to get a taxi to the subway (which should cost 10 RMB = £1) but the taxi drivers were all trying to con people thinking that they had just arrived in Beijing and wouldn’t know the prices and asking for 100 RMB (£10) which is a real rip off! I finally found a taxi driver that would take me to the subway for 20 RMB (£2) and I was finally on my way home!
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