Travelogues China

First practiced Qigong in the park there. Then practiced only in the museum with Shifu in the morning. Short training in the Confucius Park. Sadly, we practice our learned...

But, hey: life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. With these words, I concluded my last blog post last year. Rarely has this proverb been truer than in 2024....

I have already mentioned a mythological figure from Chinese history related to Cangzhou with Lin Chong. However, there are several other characters commemorated on the grounds...

Now we have reached the final stop of our journey - Hong Kong. After the peaceful and quite lonely New Zealand, this city overwhelms us with its hustle, noise, and busyness....

Shanghai - Day 32-36 - August 14-19, 2019

On Lantau Island there is one of the five largest Buddha statues in China. You can take a cable car for 20 minutes through the mountain landscape. Behind the cable car,...

It was Sunday and I went to Repulse Bay Beach with a friend. The beach is on the other side of the island and it takes about 50 minutes to get there. We had a great view from...

Now I finally have time to write a blog entry again. Since I moved into my new apartment, I feel more settled and I love the area here on Hong Kong Island. Last Saturday, I...

20.1.14 A day in bed... After several movies and without any turbulence, the 777 lands in Hong Kong almost on time at around half past six local time after a flight of around 11...

Today I had my first day at work in the company. I was supposed to be in the office at 10 o'clock (working hours are usually from 9 o'clock to 6 o'clock) and was received by the...

With a three-hour delay, we landed at Hong Kong Airport at 7:50 PM. The flight was very pleasant and we didn't have any severe turbulence. The food was okay and I had a nice...

During my first week in China, I have already learned a lot. Some about the culture, the school, and the people here. But the most important thing is probably that plans are...

A day marked by contrasts and superlatives ... In addition to the Yu Garden, another neighborhood left a lasting impression on me last year, the 'French Concession'. Shanghai...

Hello from Hong Kong Sorry for the delay, but it got late and we were really tired 😅🙈 So today we slept in. We have plenty of time here in Hong Kong 🤙🏾. After getting ready,...

I love my iPad Pro 10.5 inch 526GB with keyboard and pen. I thought long and hard before I decided to purchase this little gem from the Apple family for this trip. And what can...

Hello bitchachos Our hostel here is in the artist district, there are small boutiques with paintings everywhere... next to our lane is a street with bars. Unfortunately, that...

There's not much to say about it, except what's already in the headline. It's only important to know that Tom, Fiona, and I escaped on Monday, 03.09. at 13:45 and our first...

January 26-29, 2018 I had already flown in the smog in Beijing and was already experienced, but what was to follow was even bigger. Hardly out of the airport, I smelled the...

With the plane, we continued south to Kunming. Contrary to our expectations, the city (by Chinese standards) is incredibly beautiful, green, and tidy.

The book for the Project Lights in the Darkness is finished

If you've had enough of the hectic city life, take a ferry to one of the smaller islands and go hiking there. These islands are not overbuilt and usually have one or more small...

Simply too many people

Hello there :) This time there's a little mix of the past week. Since the time has come to do something for university, I haven't been out as much and have started studying and...

Hello my dear ones, after two whole weeks in Hong Kong, I finally managed to set up a 'blog' again to tell you about my new Asian adventure. The first week was honestly a bit...

The trip to Beijing was as unspectacular as it was difficult, but the food on the Russian airline Aeroflot was unexpectedly good and the planes were quite new. Upon arriving in...

we will miss the delicious fruits

Last summer during our visit, all around Sanjiao'ancun, the fields were full of corn plants. This year at this time in autumn, everything has been harvested and now the bright...

I did not expect to find a wine museum in Taierzhuang – and indeed, what was translated as a wine museum in English is actually a museum dedicated to the Chinese spirit Baijiu....

A Bit of Family History 😉 --- The Emperor's Canal, which runs through Taierzhuang as well as Cangzhou, served as the main transportation route for goods and merchandise,...

In the western part of the historical old town of Taierzhuang lies a large estate known as 'Dayamen' (Government Office of the Imperial Central Administration). It was built in...