China!!!

We are safely arrived in China after taking the train to the border, a taxi over the border and a mini bus which took us to Beijing.
The driver promissed us to leave from Erlian, the border town, at twelve, and we would arrive at seven in the evening. But as he has mongolian blood, and five other Mongols joined us, the bus left at one thirty and arrived at one in the morning. Luckely he brought us to a nice hotel.
This morning I went surching money in a cashmachine and realised we are in Azia! The smell, the air, the collors and the people! Different and appealing. Bicycles everywhere in every shape, with all kinds of shops on it, old, new, with or without electric motor. Hairdressers cutting peoples hair on the street, selling roasted castanjes, chicken, breads, dumplings, and many more special things which made me very curious. I love it here. Ginkgo trees all around,
I met two English speaking Chinese persons when I was asking around to find the bank, who helped me a lot.


After paying we had to find out where we were between the 15 miljon people living here. We called our CS host, Catrina, who said we had to take the metro. We first had to take the bus for 1 yuan each, instructed by a helpfull men, afterwhich we found a metro station. Uneleavable fancy, and very clear. The stopes are spoken in English and so are the signes too.


We are now sleeping for one night in the house, ancient monastery with foundations dating from 900 AC, of two kind Swiss girls who are studying Chinese. Tomorrow we will sleep in a youth hostel. But probably we wount sleep a lot as an other couch surfer will take us to a comedy show, afterwhich we go to a preparty, than a halloween party and finally an afterparty. Sunday we wil be sleeping very good, hopefully.


Sleep tight


kiss


simon

p.s : are blogspot is blocked here in china, so we will not be able to write so much.