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Linkfest: China's Luxury Train to Tibet

China will launch "the most luxurious train in the world," which will travel from Beijing to Tibet's capital Lhasa, state media reported Sunday.

"The interior of the train will be decorated according to the standards of a five-star hotel, making it the most luxurious train in the world," said Zhu Mingrui, general manager of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Corporation.

This luxurious train is expesnive. Tickets will cost 20 times more than the ordinary fare of about 2,000 yuan (roughly $280 dollars). If you do the math, that's a $5,600 dollar train ticket!

It's the BPP's Ramble.

China's luxury train to Tibet/ Idaho library pulls sex books/ Hotel offers reader-in-residence/ Firefighter saves dog by performing CPR

Will Hoffman

8:54 AM ET | 03-11-2008 | permalink

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I can't believe that you guys equated the "in-room book reading service" to the euphemistic "massage", and then didn't comment on the possible hilarity of the situation of asking "Yes, hello, I need to be read to....and I'd like a happy ending".

Sent by Greg | 11:54 AM ET | 03-11-2008

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