Did you ever wait 10 minutes for the opening of single internet window? That’s how it works here! In front of my hotel I found internet cafe – is is more like the game saloon, but it has also internet facility… They charge only 2 yuan per hour, but the speed is so bad…
It is cold and hazy here – today I was walking around the town visiting the tourist attractions – they are not cheap… They charge 50 yuan for the entry to Solitary Beauty Park (palace surrounded by the wall with a picturesque peak to climb and to enjoy the view). Then if you cross the bridge there is nice Seven Star Park to visit (another 35 yuan to pay – no mercy, no discounts!) – the view from the Sky Pavillon on one of the hills is spectacular… if it is sunny day. Bizarre limestone formations are closing the horizon…
I spent an hour at the train station first trying to get the information when the train to Vietnam is departing and then trying to buy the ticket… The lines are long… The knowledge of english – almost zero… So for your information: departs are on Monday and Friday only at 2.36 pm… Finally somebody explained me that I can buy the ticket only two days ahead… Too early… I’ll stay in the line again…
