I'm sat at this internet cafe waiting for my 6pm train to Chengdu, in a town called Panzihua. Actually I arrived in Panzihua 2 days ago, with no intention of staying here, but all sleeper train tickets to Chengdu were sold out, due to the Spring Festival. The next available were the hard seats on 4th February at 6pm. So now I hang about here for another 4 hours to enjoy my lovely 12-13 hour journey on a hard seat. I think the word 'hard' has that close association with the word 'uncomfortable'. Although, I can't complain as it only cost 84 RNB for the seat, but that means I will be placed with smokers, spitters and people leaving hygiene at the platform before they enter the carriages.
I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.
