Emmas day – by Emma
I got so used to speak english that when I am speaking swedish I am building the sentences as they are in english, which results in very bad swedish.
The reason why I have been speaking swedish in the first place is that we met two guys from Sweden earlier today. They are staying at the same hostel and we went out together for beer and dinner. In the end we drank plenty of beers and ate lots of good food.
We went to an Irish Pub where I had a delicious hamburger and Lukas shared a plate with Gustav, one of the swedish guys. They had fried chicken wings, onion rings, french fries, potatoes, salad and much more. It was expensive, but we deserved it, according the day we had.
The plan is to take the train back to Beijing after the Nadaam-festival. Being spontaneous when you are out traveling almost always results in some kind of extra work. In my case, I have to get a new visa for China.
We were all (including our new roommates) trying to sleep as long as possible this morning. But we all woke up when they came to clean our room around nine. Lukas went online on his computer and I went for breakfast. Yoghurt, bread, instant noodles and coffee. A Red Bull for Lukas, as I thought he might needed it for the upcoming meeting with Ger to Ger.
Lukas is also making advertisments. Because we can’t take our van back to China, we have to sell it. We also need money, so we don’t want to just give it away. The problem is, that many travellers who come here, want be on tours, so it won’t be easy to get rid of it.
Later on, I went to the chinese embassy and found out that they have very limited opening hours. I am therefore going to give it a new try on friday morning. On my way back, I passed by a window where they had a english cosmopolitan. I went in and found a cozy cafem where they played Dylan, had books and magazines to borrow and coffee for sale. So I sat down for an espresso, cosmopolitan and a window seat.
While I enjoyed my espresso, Lukas had a «booking flight ticket / cancelling the whole trip-meeting» with the flight company
It turned out, that all the flights from Ulan Bator to Ölgii are fully booked. Sadly enough Lukas had to cancel the trip he has been looking forward for so long. 80 per cent refund for the flight ticket back from Ölgii and hopefully 100 per cent for the trip (OR?).
On the way back to our room, or to be correct – apartment, we decided to go out for dinner with Gustav and Nicolas. It turned out to be a nice evening and when Lukas later on fell asleep on his bed I started to speak swedish with my funny english twist with Gustav. Tomorrow they are off to Beijing by train.
Interesting note: Tomorrow marks one month of travelling together. From my point of view, it has been a very interesting month and I really enjoy travelling with Lukas. I would consider that we get along very well.
As it is called; so far, so good.
