China: Day 1 (Bye Beijing)

A new leaf in our book!

From Beijing to Brunei, our adventures begin on the 3rd of July 2012.

Tuesday 3^rd July: Beijing to Zhengzhou on the night train

Due to leave our apartment at 5pm, that is when we received a call from the police station… no comment.

We made it to the train station en route for Zhengzhou, leaving Beijing behind. A few tears and a few sighs. Although we were travelling and staying in China for another three weeks, this was the end of a chapter in our lives. So, it was with a heavy heart that we rode to the station. 


Reflection
We will have spent five years in this country and it has been amazing, frustrating and revealing. China is an incredible place and incredibly paradoxical.


I was asked at dinner a few weeks ago why I liked China and I couldn't answer. I looked at my friend who said to the Chinese lady who was asking me, " because you fit in." As simple as that.