harbin...then to beijing...

almost froze my ears..my nose..my fingers off during my 3 days in harbin...it was not so bad on the first day when i arrived but on the 2nd n 3rd day...the temperature plunged a lot...tink the final nite when i was there...the temperature was -20 degrees....in the day time the temperature is ard -12 degrees....huge freezer...pple r selling ice cream off the boxes...no freezer needed as harbin is a huge huge freezer...for every half an hr of outdoor walking...i haf to go indoor to defroze for 15 mins...not snwoing in harbin while i was there but very very cold...at some moment i almost cold not feel my ears n fingers...in the end i decided not to visit the cities of northeastern china liao..cos all would be as cold...n oso enough of china cities...bought a train tix to come beijing...so that i can move forward to yunnan...no train from harbin to yunnan...reached beijing last nite at 7.13pm..after 13 hrs of train ride from harbin...bought the day train so can enjoy the scenery along the way...

would stay in beijing for a few days to relac n recuperate...tired of rushing for train every now n then...visited tiananmen n forbidden city today...beijing everything more ex than rest of china...i can't find cheap guesthouse...very sad...staying in 3 star hotel near the train station for 50 yuan per nite...ex for me....but i like the bed...v comfy...can't find cheaper lodging so would stay there for the moment