Hard sleeper car on China Rail remidds me soviet “kollhoz” – three tiers of berths, no doors, Asian “ski-style” toilets, peolpe talking and walking, kids crying…
I had a hard night in such a hard sleeper going from Lanzhou to Chengdu. But it is still better than a hard seat!
In the morning I disembarked the train in Chengdu North Railway station. If you will get of thestation turn left to the bus stands under the concrete estacade – apart from the city buses (like no. 11) you will find there a yellow shuttle bus going directly to Chengdu International Airport. They charge already hefty 17 youans per person and bags, but I did not see the better solution. After 45 minutes I was already in the airport – ready to check-in for KLM flight to Amsterdam. It was dreamliner and the service they offer now is excellent… In Amsterdam I had connection to Gdansk. In Gdansk airport I was running to catch the last city bus heading to the town. Got it! Welcome home! One more exciting journey is completed! Let’s think about the next one! 🙂
