Travelogues Dongcheng District

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Finally back to China! Even though my last trip to China was only 8 months ago, I am looking forward to the Middle Kingdom again. However, the start is quite tedious because the...

Great Wall

nachemne problemlose flug über soeul simer im riesige peking acho. ases nid ganz so suber und gordnet wird si wie in japan heimer gwüsst, s'gliche güut mit gsperrte sache im...

What a day! Obviously the jet lag got us. After falling asleep immediately yesterday, we woke up again at 2:30 am and couldn't fall back asleep. We finally fell into a deep...

The train station in Shanghai is located relatively far outside, near the old airport, so the journey takes a long time, about an hour. After a detailed check-in, you arrive at...

Dutch people, Dutch people everywhere... And not just in our compartment of the train that was heading towards China... The whole carriage was full of a group of Dutch tourists...

Hot, very hot, 37 degrees. And crowded, many Chinese people everywhere! We drove through the traffic jam to the Forbidden City, standing in line, security checks, thousands of...

Arriving in Beijing and acclimatizing

1 year China, let's go, 25.8.19

The Beijing South Railway Station is the largest train station in Beijing and one of the largest stations in Asia. It covers an area of 320,000 square meters and the 24...

Today there were a lot of new impressions for me. One of them is outstanding: China is not (anymore) comparable to the other Southeast Asian countries. At least Beijing could be...

After a short flight from Shanghai to Beijing, I arrived at our hotel with the help of complicated instructions, where I was warmly welcomed by my brother. We celebrated our...

New Year, Year of the Rat, Ice lakes

Three hours after arriving at the airport, I arrived at the hostel. The airport is insanely huge. You have to take several subway stops to get to the baggage claim 😳. By 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...

What's there to say...😂🤔 After what felt like 80 years, we finally arrived at the hotel today and overcame our initial difficulties. Just randomly getting on a bus, spinning...