Category Archives: Beijing

It’s hard to get much sleep on an overnight train in China, especially when you are used to going to bed at late hours (I’ve been on vacation for almost 2.5 months now). And this was certainly the case for me, even in my RMB ¥442 ($68 USD) soft sleeper bottom-bunk (软卧下 Ruǎnwò xià) on my way to Beijing. I could barely stay awake while my friend, per usual Chinese etiquette, treated her newly-arrived guest (that would be me) to a Chinese breakfast at 8:30 in the morning.