Return To [Beijing] Doors
Mongolia made such an impression on me that it was hard to finally buy my ticket out. So hard in fact that it seemed more pleasing (and much cheaper) to return to Beijing by first just barely crossing the border on a local night train. This allowed me to go half-way and say goodbye slowly. In Erilan I arrived just before lunch and had a nice stroll and meal and then boarded a night bus to the city.
I did not want to put my bag in the cargo compartment so I slept with it on my tiny bunk. The bus was nearly full (about 36 passengers and 39 beds!). We moved slowly and stopped several times, but still passed through Beijing 2 hours early- before 5am! I expected the bus's destination to be Beijing and that we would stop at station I could find on my map. That was not the case. The driver simply stopped on an expressway East of the city center. Three of us disembarked and the bus set off.
In my next post I will share my journey since: 50,000 Buddhas, Department of The Hell, temples, a 1,000 year-old pagoda and more. Until then, here are some lovely doors.
I did not want to put my bag in the cargo compartment so I slept with it on my tiny bunk. The bus was nearly full (about 36 passengers and 39 beds!). We moved slowly and stopped several times, but still passed through Beijing 2 hours early- before 5am! I expected the bus's destination to be Beijing and that we would stop at station I could find on my map. That was not the case. The driver simply stopped on an expressway East of the city center. Three of us disembarked and the bus set off.
In my next post I will share my journey since: 50,000 Buddhas, Department of The Hell, temples, a 1,000 year-old pagoda and more. Until then, here are some lovely doors.
6 Comments:
That's a nice looking bus.
And are all the doors so... red?
Do you have photos of all the beds you've slept in over there?
yeah the bus looks more comfy than greyhound. how bumpy was the road?
The bus ride was alright- all the roads were paved, which is a rarity outside of Mongolia's capital, so it was a treat to re-enter China. I do not have photos of all my beds.
Beds on a bus. GENIUS.
I read your Mongolian tales with interest as I'm re-thinking my "phase 2" route. Since I have to fly to Asia anyway and was going to go to Tibet next I figured that I might as well stop in Mongolia on the way... except it's not really on the way because you can't exit in the West of the country!
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