After the Governor's quarters, we hit a crazy indoor mall and picked up a large duffel bag for $8 to fill with all of our souvenirs. Actually, we filled it with dirty clothes and put the delicate items in our luggage.
The Baoding train station is big and modern and carries the distinctly Communist feel of a deserted building that is still in daily use. There's a huge plaza out in front, and a line of cabbies waiting to take you anywhere.
In Shanghai and Beijing, most of the facilities feature western fixtures. Not so in the Baoding train station. Good thing that my donkey sandwich was still behaving itself.
For the short jaunt back to Beijing, we were able to secure some 1st class seats. There were only five seats in the whole cabin.
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