Leaving China/Abfahrt aus China (5,000 train km/5.000 Zugkilometer)
Auf Wiedersehen China. Haben neben Peking und Lhasa nicht viel mitbekommen. Nicht von der Dynamik des Landes, nicht von den Menschen....
km 12.521: Stopover Beijing/Zwischenstopp Peking
Doing the chores. First laundry, next haircut. Need a hairdresser. Choose one from the high street, not from a Hutong - a bit cowardly....
Forbidden city and cheerful people/Verbotene Stadt und lebensfrohe Menschen
The Forbidden City. We almost didn’t get inside. Again, three times queuing at the wrong ticket counter. But it got really difficult,...
Wall history and food bravery/Mauergeschichte und Essensmut
Get up early. Destination wall. To one that started 1300 years ago and experienced the last major enlargement 500 years ago. These are...
km 9.793: Beijing/Peking
6am. By foot to the station, a light drizzle. The last nighthawks sway out of the Karaoke bars, police does breath tests. We leave Ulan...
