Sarah and Si

27th August
So we arrived in Datong at 7am following the night train which was ok - I slept well but Si didn't, he was cold because we were near the air conditioning, but was too stubborn to take his sleeping bag out. (he's sat next to me and has found the chinese equivilant of custard slices)

There was a change of plan as there are no tickets for trains out of Datong so we booked our tickets for a bus the next day. We then took a tour (very cramped minibus) to see a Hanging Temple and the Yangung Grottoes which took all day virtualy, but they were worth seeing. We then found a small super market and got some food before heading back to our hotel - which was quite nice, the toilets have been fine - but Si managed to temporarily block this one!! The hotel was oposite the train statin and a building site so it was very noisy - Si slept and I was kept awake this time!

28th August
So up bright and early today - At7.10 we got a bus to Taiyuan where we needed to change for another bus to Pinyao (so the man in the Travel office said!) From there we can get a night train (tonight) to Xian. The first bus went well, but we soon realised there were no "Official" Buses to Pingyao and squahed into another minibus for the drive of our life! Lets just say that it beat any ride at alton towers... at one point the three lanes from the opposite direction switched to our side of the road!
We're just sat in a hotel in Pinyao where we are getting train tickets, we can leave our bags here too. This is a really nice little walled town so we're off for an explore before our night train to Xian at 9pm we'll get in at 6am tomorrow.

Having a Ball : )

Love
Sarah and Si x