Overnight Train (Luke)

After Maggie and I had ran a 5k in the morning we all rushed back to our hotel to change and pack. We left our 12 bags at the hotel and took the metro to a train station close to where we were meeting Leo, Sueann, Keller, and Ellis Chu at Brunch. We couldn’t figure out where to go so my mom hailed a taxi and Jacob got in with her. It turned out it was only ½ a mile away so when the taxi started my dad told me to chase after the taxi to see where it goes. I kept it in sight for about 600 meters and saw it turn left. I waited at the corner for Dad and Maggie to catch up and then ran down the road it went and saw them getting out of the taxi. I knew I was going to sleep well that night because I had just sprinted 600 meters and ran a 5k. Jacob and I shared a huge dish of eggs, bacon, toast, potatoes, and mushrooms while we both had our own plate of pancakes. Mommy, Jacob, and Maggie stayed 45 minutes longer than Daddy and I did while they waited for the check and walked Keller to his guitar lesson. Daddy and I took the train back to our hotel and loaded the 12 bags into the taxi. There was accident on a two lane bridge making the traffic extremely slow. We were really worried. Our train left in 30 minutes and we were about to arrive at the Beijing Railway Station. We got there and Mommy, Maggie, and Jacob were standing there waiting for us. We quickly put our packs on and went through security. We boarded the train with 10 minutes to spare.

We were all really excited to sleep overnight on a train. The little room that we were sleeping in was tight, probably 8 ft tall, 8 ft long, and 5 ft wide with 4 beds and storage space. It was really small so we were limited to a number of activities. We started playing cards and then got bored so we played on our kindles. It was weird sleeping on the train. I woke up twice in the middle of the night due to the train’s major bumps. Before we knew it it was 11:30 a.m. and we got our bags down from the storage. We got off the train at 12:15, 20 hours after we got on. Even though it wasn’t a great sleeping arrangement and a tiny space we all really enjoyed the train and were ready for Guilin.