A rough arrival in Chongqin (pronounced Tjongtjing)
Dear family, friends and supporters
Today we arrived in Chongqin, a rough arrival, why?
Well:
1. Our seats at the train to Chongqin were a carriage apart, 2,5 hours we weren't together, the longest we've been appart since the beginnen of this journey.
2. We had to wait 40 minutes on our bus, while it was standing right in front of us with closed doors.
3. The trip to Dazu tomorrow wasn't as convenient as we thought, cause there's no public transport that goes there, except if you wanna take a detour of only 17 hours with trains and busses, we found the private busses that drive to Dazu after 2 hours of searching on the internet.
But hey, it's all part of the adventure.
What to say about Chongqing: it's the city with the biggest difference between poor and rich we've seen so far. One side you have the skyscrapers and neon lights, the other side is filled with buildings that we wouldn't dare to touch because they look like they're about to collaps.
This afternoon/evening was one at a slow pace, we went to a nearby park to sit down, drink some thee and beers and play some cards. This all happened under the curious eye of many local people, we don't think they know the game manillen, but that doesn't stop them from giving you advice, in Chinese...
Now we're going to sleep because our alarm goes off at 5:45 to visit Dazu tomorrow.
