2 berths soft sleeperDepart Hanoi 18.30 Friday 16h Ocotober 09
ETA Beijing West 13.30 Sunday 18th October 09
Approx AUD$700.
Yep! that is us on the train tonight. Express rail to Beijing.
At last we have a clear run North. We will miss some famous landmarks, manmade structures and monuments. But guess what? We are planning our return to see them.
We have lost 21 days out of our schedule due to sickness and other unscheduled stops. Our stay in Vietnam was longer than scheduled but we really did enjoy the people. Vietnam has been hammered during our stay by high temperatures, typhoons, heavy rain and other nasties. (A cruise boat rolled in Ha Long Bay and 5 tourists were lost).
Our concern it is getting late in the season. Cold and snow are not to our liking and it is already 4C to 8C in Mongolia & Russia. Bye Bye Vietnam.
Image 1 Hoam Kiem Lake Central Hanoi Vietnam.
Image 2 Sleeper train from Dong Dang to Beijing (Photo courtesy of Nandakumar Narasimhan)
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