The worst part of the Trans-Mongolian was from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing, straight through the Gobe desert. Talk about a complete waste land. It was hot, make that sweltering. The train wagon was full of dirt and sand, you could see it in the air and feel it in your teeth. We were all seriously miserable and disgusting. We did find some ice cream at one stop and got chocolate all over our faces as it melted so quickly. My allergies had already flared up before the ride so with the help of Benadryl I think I slept for 24 out of the 32 hours we were on the train.
Around 11pm the train crosses the border into China but the tracks are narrower here. So, they have to change the undercarriage. I fell asleep somewhere in the process. Our wagon was on a huge jack inside a hanger getting its wheels changed. Once we made it to Beijing, Jen lost a shoe on the platform. It fell down onto the tracks and a nice Chinese man helped retrieve it.
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