The final day Today was the last day in China. I can’t believe almost a whole month had passed us by. It doesn’t feel just

Where’s the bus? It was an early get up today as we had to catch 2 trains. 1 train from Yangshuo to Guilin, and then

Baking breakfast After an exhausting day yesterday, we decided to have a lie in today. We got up quite late. For breakfast we had noodles

New lodgings We got up relatively early (for us), and had a quick breakfast on the streets. Just some small noodles and snacks. We decided

Heading for the mountains At around 10:30am, we woke up and then checked out. We had a train to Yangshuo to catch. Apparently this is

Back to Baozi We started the day off with baozi for breakfast, it can’t be beaten in China. Whilst researching for things to do in

Lazy days After a late night, I got up at around half 11 this morning. We both decided to have a rest day today. With

Late get up Despite sleeping in such a filthy environment, we managed to lie in pretty late. The sleeps were good here, I’ll give it

A morning in the market I had a nice lie in today. A lot better than I thought to be honest, considering the environment I

Bye bye Beijing Mat and I had a bit of a lie in today. When we did get up, we didn’t mess around. We headed

To the window, to the Wall! Had an earlier start than we’ve had for a while, 8am! Shocking. We got all our gear ready and

Accidental overlay Possibly due to the late night, we accidentally overlaid this morning. As it was close to noon, we shot up and began getting

A slow start to the day Since our train to Beijing left at 15:24, we had plenty of time on our hands. Which also meant

A late morning After an amazing lie in until 11am, we got our heads together and tried to devise today’s plan. There were a couple

We survived Sleep on the sleeper train to Taiyuan came and went sporadically. There was no chance of an 8-hour sleep. I thought I had

Broken men I had an awesome lie in until 11am, and an even better sleep. However, yesterday’s climb of Hua Shan had left us broken.

Early to rise Nothing strikes dread into my heart like the sound of Mat’s alarm. We woke up at 6am, got dressed, and had a

A slow morning After an extremely hectic day at the Terracotta Army yesterday, I loved every moment of my lie in. We were taking a

Rise and shine! A 5am start is never something I want to hear. However, the lady who owns the hostel urged us to get up

A well deserved lie in After a hectic day at the Panda base yesterday, we treated ourselves to a lie in. We had a train

The longest queue I ever did see We woke up mid-morning, around 9:30, pretty early for me. Breakfast was in the form of baozi and

Farewell to a good friend It was a 5am start for us this morning, so early. This was because we had a train to catch

We’re going to a park! We all woke up mid-morning and rolled out for breakfast. This consisted of some sweet, doughy buns, each filled with

A change of dwelling This morning we enjoyed out breakfast at the hostel, this merely consisted of snacks from the local convenience store. Due to

A quick and authentic breakfast We all got up around mid-morning, and after meeting Cristina, she told us that our sightseeing adventure would take us

Time for Train Travel We woke bright and early today as we had to catch a train to Guiyang, several hours south. We packed our

Waking up in Chongqing It was a difficult first night’s sleep in Chongqing, due to either excitement, jet lag, or both. Mat and I were

Landing in China Despite the flight to China being overnight, I hardly got any sleep in at all. The seat was unable to provide me

A journey that would change everything The day I had been waiting for, for 3 years, had finally come. Despite time drawing nearer to this