...is from where I am updating at the moment.
Somehow, we actually made it here yesterday, although we pretty much had abondoned all hope and were prepairing to call every hostel in Beijing/sit in a restaurant til closing time and then sleep on the street til sunrise. We managed to stay ridic positive though (maybe our swedes "det fixar sig" - attitude acutally cought on?) and in the end we had to do neither, since with our flashlight and directions in chinese from a kind passer-by, we actually found the place.
Today's tip: listen to your mom and don't start looking for your hostel after sunset (especially if your hostel is described as "located in a maze-like Hutong district". Hutong streets aren't marked on a map. And not even taxi drivers knew where our Hutong street was.)
Oh well, enough about last night, we learned our lesson, and we've got loads of hilarious video footage to post on the blog... trying to get on the subway with your rinkkas... not too easy.
Today it's been cold and raining, so after all three of us admitted to spending a lot of time in the bathroom infront of the heater pretending it's the warm sun of Thailand, we decided it's time to head south.
At the moment we're thinking Nanjing, we'll have to wake up early and head for Beijing Main Trainstation to ask for tickets tomorrow.
We haven't sat inside all day though, we did check out the surroundings of our hostel. (Spent a couple hours wandering the streets last night as well, but you don't see that much when it's pith dark..)
I camer to the conclusion I sort of miss Happy Dragon, we had EVERYTHING we could possibly ever need in the same building, or right next door and now we've basically only got rows and rows of Hutongs. Oh well, at least we get to see how most citizens of Beijing live - we are the only foreigners around. We also found a big indoor market place, where we amused the other market go-ers by not knowing any chinese and went crazy on fruit and different kind of pastries... so far China's proven out to be vegan paradise.
(All pastries under 2 yuan...!)
In Happy Dragon we had a room with beds meter wide and a toilet and shower of our own. Downstairs there where a bar and a restaurant, laundry service, several computers and english speaking staff. There where plenty of customers, mostly american.
Here we are the only customers except for an old couple, "Andy", the youngest staff member knows some English, but little else, we all share a toilet and shower and didn't get sheets nor towels.
But as said, it's more authentic, and we have the cutest "inner yard" and a rooftop terrace. And the three of us even have a 6 bed dorm all by ourselves! If it weren't so cold everywhere (there isn't really a difference between "outside" and "inside") I'd really like the place itself, just not it's location.
Still having problems with the pictures (mom's doing her best) but we're going to send the videos over to one of you unlucky volonteers as soon as we find a internet cafe... thank you so much for all your comments on this blog, we really love hearing from you! And since Facebook is off limits in China (uh, so is blogger as well... but Ninjacloak.com is a lifesavor) please keep on commenting so we know what you guys at home are up to (or send us mail!)
At the moment Ruut is out in the rain for a walk and Sophia and I are trying to find any massage place nearby.. (which, ironically enough, there where dozens of by Happy Dragon) ..walking for hours with your rinkka can really mess up your neck.
Now Ruut's back(see, no worries Ruut's mom, she's back safe and sound), and Sophia and I are starting to develop quite a craving for sugar as well, so maybe it's our turn to defy the rain in search for a massage and candy...
...so I'll stop my neverending ramble of unimportant stuff, and maybe next time will actually have something important to report.
Lots of hugs from the three of us
//Hanna
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