Inspired by our train journeys in Australia, we looked forward to spending two days travelling 3,360km to Chengdu. The train left from Lhasa's impressive train station. It went up to 4,500 metres which hit me hard. I was seriously suffering from altitude sickness and didn't take my tablets soon enough, so the first day was shocking. Much better on day two.
The scenery was impressive, certainly on Tibet side, with lots of snow and yaks. It was hard to tell when we had crossed the border, but by the start of the second day we had clearly dropped altitude as I felt much better.
We were the only westerners on the train and no one spoke English. Mealtimes were very interesting, as were the squat toilets and all the men smoking on the train!!
Australia was better, especially Gold Service!
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