Down time
I’m tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiired.
For the past 4ish weeks it’s been city hopping non stop. Since we left Cat Ba, Vietnam at the end of April we’ve changed locations every day, or every second day.
This is where I’ve been in the past few weeks (Note, the spelling of many of the cities could very well be incorrect).
Cat Ba (Vietnam)→ Nigh train to Sapa from Hanoi (1 night)
Sapa (2 nights)
Sapa → Cross border to China → Overnight bus to Kunming (1 night)
Day in Kunming → Overnight train to Lijiang (1 night)
Day in Lijiang (1 night)
Tiger Leaping Gorge trek day 1, overnight on the trail (1 night)
Tiger leaping Gorge trek day 2, back to Lijiang for the night (1 night)
Train Lijiang -> Dali, spent the day and night there (1 night)
Bus Dali -> Kunming, overnight train to Guilyn (1 night)
Bus Guilyn-> Yangshou, stay there (2 nights)
Bus back to Guilyn, overnight train to Guanzhou (1 night)
Train Guangzhou → Hong Kong, stay in HK (2 nights)
Train HK → Guangzhou, stay there (2 nights)
Overnight train Guangzhou → Shanghai (1 night)
Stay Shanghai (1night)
Overnight train Shanghai → Beijing (1 night)
We arrived in Beijing early Tuesday morning. It’s now Friday. I’ve seen the Great Wall as a day trip from the hostel. Absolutely amazing. Wednesday afternoon we went to Tianamen’s Square and the Forbidden City but didn’t go in or take pictures. And that’s all I’ve done in Beijing, other than sleep, eat and loaf around the hostel. I feel like I should have more get up and go, but I don’t. We’re here until Tuesday afternoon, so I still have time.
I’m not unhappy though. Just feeling a bit worn out. Unfortunately, I don’t like feeling worn out. I don’t think anyone does. And when your travel partner has lots more energy than you do, it can be tough when you want to be doing stuff with them and barely have the energy to walk 3 blocks for lunch. Meanwhile, Jody’s out getting a bike for his upcoming Himalayan adventure.
I think today I will relax, and eventually give myself permission to stop feeling unhappy about needing to rest. Maybe I should try relaxing somewhere other then the hostel. Get some tea.
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