Travelogues China

...when everyone, men and women, wear sneakers and trainers. ...when you can already recognize that you're in the 'Fragrant Harbour' by the 'scent' of durian and chicken feet....

A little village of the fishermen and women. It’s not that far away from the city but you feel like it’s another world down there. Ein kleines Fischerdorf am Rand der Stadt. Es...

Friday 05.01.18 My LH flight LH191 from Berlin to Frankfurt is on time. However, I have to wait almost half an hour for my bag. Since I couldn't book a through ticket from...

My first trip to Asia!

I leave the apartment shortly before nine and freeze at minus three degrees at the main station until the train comes. In Frankfurt, I first have to go to Terminal 2 with a...

16.12.14 4 hours of sleep in Hong Kong I quickly get through all the checks in Hong Kong. We landed shortly after half past twelve in the afternoon and an hour later I'm lying...

After finishing in Nanxun, part of our group continued to travel to Shanghai. There we spent the last two days with my fellow teachers 😊 Since we will be coming back to...

Further west of Beijing, today we were able to take a walk on the Great Wall. Once again, we joined millions of Chinese people on the restored section of the Wall. The only...

Until 1919, Qingdao was a German colony for 20 years. Some German legacies can still be seen, like some churches or buildings from that time. We visited them during the full-day...

Today we were able to take the bus. To prevent whining, there is a rotating seating arrangement. Every 10 days, everyone has to sit somewhere else. The seats are very...

Madam, sir - Good morning! How are you? Ok, fun😛 Today was a great day! We got up comfortably at 6 am after 4 hours of sleep 😴😕 Our eyes indeed resembled the smiley 😳 The...

Today we went to the Great Wall of China. We had been planning to do this for a long time and it was one of the reasons why we flew to Beijing. At 8:00 in the morning, our...

March 8th: 'This is a really old country' is the first impression our four-year-old Ma gives of Hong Kong. We are entering new territory. We are sitting in a taxi and he is...

After a 10.5-hour flight, we landed in Hong Kong at 06:30 local time. After going through immigration and collecting our luggage, we took a taxi (quite cheap) and arrived at the...

Before you know it, 4 days have passed and it's time to move on. Next stop is Christchurch, New Zealand. Leaving Hong Kong means no more dim sums... (not as delicious and...

We battled through fog, thick clouds, and rain to visit this masterpiece by cable car. The Buddha is 34 meters high and is located on a mountain surrounded by a temple landscape.

In Iron Lion Park, there is a statue of Lin Chong. He is one of the heroes of the classic Chinese novel 'The 108 Water Margins' ('水浒传'). In this story, various heroes fight...

When I met Xenia, we went to the Eyebar in Tsim Sha Tsui. It was my first time here in a rooftop bar. From the bar, you had a great view between the skyscrapers. At the...

Actually, we had a day off today. But our diligent guide, Franz, organized another tour of Beijing for the committed ones. The first destination was a hutong, one of the few...

The day mainly involved bus rides for us. The route took us to Qingdao, another million city that was almost built out of nowhere. The highlight of the trip was certainly...

Whatzzzz up This morning we were able to sleep a bit longer, as our train didn't leave until 13.35 o'clock 👍🏽 Of course, we woke up before the alarm 🤦🏽‍♀. After packing our...

Gao Ye (532–564), the fifth son of Gao Ci, a powerful official of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, had a comprehensive understanding of world affairs and played a significant role in...

40 km from Datong there is the hanging monastery. 1500 years ago, it was decided to build a monastery 50 meters in the steep wall. The monastery is still hanging in its original...

We spent the whole day on the bus heading to the capital. Since the journey in one go would have been too long, we made an overnight stop in Tianjin. Tianjin is considered a...

Confucius spoke... Not to us, but today we visited the sites where the great philosopher worked in Qufu: temple, residence, tomb. It's amazing how many Chinese people worship...

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, Warm greetings from Yangshuo, located 8789 km away 😊 When we arrived (at 5 PM), it was 27 degrees 😛☄️ And how about you?❄️☃️⛄️🌧 This...

-> 360度環保纜車 -> 天壇大佛 -> 寶蓮禪寺

Almost every (online) travel guide forgets to mention that One Dim Sum is supposed to have a star. But it doesn't. They probably confuse it with Tim Ho Wan a few streets away....

Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan & Nyaungshwe

On Friday, Franziska and I did the eighth section of the Hong Kong Trail, also known as the Dragons Back. The weather was wonderful and the view was amazing! Take a look for...