Noelle writes:
After catching the bus to Changsha to see if we could get a train to Shanghai (all the sleepers were taken from Zhangjiajie) we managed to get a hard sleeper. A hard sleeper is not actually that hard you just don't get as many luxuries as you do with soft sleepers. For instance the bunks are threes rather than twos so less space, it is open plan so no doors, and the lights go out at 10pm whether you like it or not.
We were happy to take the hard sleeper but we were slightly concerned about the safety of our bags given that there were no doors. The amusing thing was that we ended up playing cards with the group in our area and the adjoining area and later found out that they were all police officers on their way to Shanghai for some communication training. Could we BE any safer?!
They taught us a great card game which basically translates to Run Faster. It should leave us in good stead for future train journeys as this game is played by all Chinese and we have seen it many times on trains but couldn't figure out the rules. Also they don't play cards just for fun. There must either be small wagers involved or something the losers have to do. In our case the losers had to do pushups. My arms are killing me!
Will report more once our laundry is done and we are able to enjoy the sights.
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Si, good to hear you picked another formidable skill in the card game. Season's started, we lost one in Founders Cup to Lithuanians (I was unavailable) and won two in the league, last night and Sunday, with Sunday's match producing three disqualifying fouls, quite a few punches and more than handbags for the other team. Will played a part in the run/up to it, but was innocent, really. Howard cant stop scoring, very good, 35 v Stags last night. We have lost Dan to his fiancee, Ian, temporarily (6 months minimum) to new jobi in Cambridge and you to the Mongolian league, but have some newish Italians on board (Claudio?). CT is in China at the moment, but I'm not sure whether you coincide anywhere.
right, that's it for the moment, two weeks and a bit and I#m off to Chile. Cant wait.
Best of luck on your travels
cK
Hi Christian. Thanks so much for the update - it's really great to hear news of how the team's doing. Tell Will he belongs in jail - devious little weasel! Chile sounds cool. Just a holiday or have you been swept off you feet?
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