Transfer Day

On Saturday, we were picked up by our guide at 11am and taken to the train station.  When we filled out our itinerary, we were given the option of riding the bullet train or flying. We couldn't pass up the train.  200 mph, but it didn't feel like it.  You knew you were moving along, but you thought it might be more like 100 or 120, not 200.  The girls loved it and I decided it was better than flying.

The pollution in Beijing is so bad that by the 4th day, we all had headaches and were ready to leave the city.  We thought it would clear after only a few minutes on the train but it didn't.  Only after arriving in Wuhan which is about 1000 miles from Beijing did we begin to see the tops of buildings. We arrived in Wuhan at 6pm and were picked up by our driver and translator.  We were taken to our hotel and dropped off.  We were told we would not see a translator or driver until Monday at 1:45.  Great!  It's late and we are exhuasted and hungry so we decided to eat in the hotel at $40 per person.  Ouch.  The price we pay for convenience.