Back to Kunming- this time by a 45 minute flight. It felt good to be back in the city. We picked up our train tickets for Guilin and spent the day getting organized for our train trip.
Our hotel was the meeting place for middle management Chinese- groups of 4 or 5 men alternately talking very loudly on their cell phones, nursing a cup of tea, putting out their cigarettes on the floor (with an ashtray available on the table) and hawkering into the plants. They truly are not that far removed from peasants.
We got an education in the Chinese train system. Evidently, you can only buy your train tickets in the city of origin. They don’t have any central reservation system or ability to pre-buy tickets. You buy them 3 days in advance of the date and hope for the best- except for CITS who can buy blocks of tickets.
Dinner at Wei’s again- cheeseburgers and french fries.
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