Ni how! (hello) from Nanning, China

this is my first stop on the way to beijing. i was unable to get a ticket on the direct train, hanoi to beijing so i will have to piece my way over - i took a 9 hour bus ride from hanoi this morning up to this small town in china which is supposedly called the "gateway to southeast asia" (probably since it is one of the major border crossings from china into SE asia, i assume). it looks like i will be on a 28 hr train from nanning over to beijing, eek!

here are some simple pictures of the scenery from the bus and some pics from the town...