Vacation: Thursday

After waking up with every arriving train all night (due to the blaring horn) I got up for good and we loaded our 8:30 train. For the record, I don't recommend spending the night in a train station, regardless of country. It wasn't enjoyable, I will move on. We were unsure of whether we were going to have seats. But, luck have it, we were able to secure seats and sat next to some college students from the town to which we were headed. David taught them the card game hearts, which turned into a major spectator sport in our car. After arriving we took two us trips (and had to adamantly refuse the overpriced taxi rides) to arrive in Qinghua (清华). Qinghua is a small riverside town in Jiangxi Province, a little further south than Huang Shan. Immediately after leaving the bus we were met by two men who promised a cheap stay in a family hotel. Because this was exactly what we were looking for, we went along. They took us by motorcycle through alleys and back streets until we arrived. The place is a family hotel indeed, and awesome. The room is clean, the staff is friendly, a very beleaguered grandpa also limps around and fills our tea whenever our glasses were anything but full. They even gave us a few shots of the good/evil baijou during dinner. It was a long day of travel, and because we had glorious beds in front of us, we decided to retire early, after dinner.