The weather Gods continue to smile on us with their copious sunshine and as we catch the 8.01am-precisely train to Zhongning the temperatures are already in the low 20s.
The tall green train is in poor condition and we just manage to find a seat for the hour-long journey. The other passengers are a mixture of itinerant workers and returning families all too poor (or unlucky) to get sleeper tickets for their journeys. Many doze in the un-air-conditioned heat. We ...
Double Fare For Foreigners LEMONCACTUS | May 14, 2006 00:34 GMT-5
I had such an incredible time in Ningxia that this one bad experience really is very small, but I feel it's worth telling.
At the bus station in Gu Yuan I was charged double fare for my bus ticket to Yin Chuan. California (TCG member) paid 70rmb and I was required to pay 140rmb... simply because I am a foreigner. On my ticket was the symbol 外 (wai) for foreigner.
Fortunately Cali was as annoyed by this as I was and kindly argued my case for a considerable amount of time with the manager, who eventually refunded me 70rmb. Fair play to him.
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The weather Gods continue to smile on us with their copious sunshine and as we catch the 8.01am-precisely train to Zhongning the temperatures are already in the low 20s. 
