Message from rfontana

[Anonymous]

I just found a cool blog about taking the night train from Beijing to Chongqing. The link is http://www.aroundtheworldl.com/2011/08/24/a-16-hour-fast-night-train-from-beijing-to-chongqing/. I learned that it is about 1,200 miles from Beijing to Chongqing, and that the sleeper train takes about 16 hours. It is cheaper than flying, and the rooms have amenities such as hot pots for tea and complimentary noodle snacks, tv, and little white slippers. Bathrooms are communal, but not always "squatty-potties." If we don't fly, it would be fun to go sleeper train.