Train from Beijing to Lhasa

This was something very new to me - being on a train for 48 hours. Over 4000 km, reaching altitudes of 4500 m, this was impressive. The washrooms were less so. We could not get tickets together so I opted to stay by myself with a bunch of people I don't know. This turned out to be quite fun as I learned a pile of Mandarin and was 'adopted' by Auntie Zhao, who was this nice 55 y/o woman from Shandong province. I was fed well with a variety of things I could not identify and that might explain a little stomach turbulence I feel :). The view from the train was phenomenal and pictures cannot do any justice.