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- Dag 35
- zondag 27 mei 2018
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Hoogte: 16 m
Sri LankaMahasittarakala Lewaya6°7’24” N 81°3’26” E
Yala Safari
27 mei 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Today was an early start to go on our safari in Yala National Park. What an amazing day where we seen crocodiles, leopards, spotted deer, elephants, sloth bear and even a mongoose. We were up at 4amMeer informatie
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- Dag 34
- zaterdag 26 mei 2018
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Hoogte: 13 m
- Sri LankaKuchigal Ara6°6’0” N 80°55’43” E
Yala
26 mei 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
After another 3 nights of relaxation in luxury we left Tangalle this morning to go to Yala where we’re staying in an eco lodge called Cinnamon Wild... which is certainly wild!! You need to beMeer informatie
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- Dag 31
- woensdag 23 mei 2018
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Hoogte: 9 m
- Sri LankaMadihe East5°56’40” N 80°31’17” E
Tangalle
23 mei 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today we travelled by car down from Galle to Anantara, Tangalle. The hotel is stunning and right on the beach. We had a lovely Italian lunch overlooking the ocean.
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- Dag 30
- dinsdag 22 mei 2018
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Sri LankaMoragoda Ela6°2’3” N 80°13’38” E
Relaxing last day in Galle
22 mei 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Our last day in the Amari Galle and the weather was good in the morning and raining heavily in the afternoon, so we made the most of the morning sunshine at the pool and had a lovely relaxing 90minMeer informatie
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- Dag 29
- maandag 21 mei 2018
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Hoogte: 8 m
- Sri LankaResidency Hill6°2’15” N 80°13’24” E
Galle Fort
21 mei 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today we expired the beautiful old Galle Fort in the morning and then enjoyed an afternoon by the pool.
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- Dag 28
- zondag 20 mei 2018
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- Sri LankaResidency Hill6°2’25” N 80°13’17” E
Galle
20 mei 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We’ve had a lovely 5 nights of relaxation at the Centara in Bentota. The weather was really mixed and the town of Bentota very small with lots of people hassling for business, so we didn’t ventureMeer informatie
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- Dag 23
- dinsdag 15 mei 2018
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Hoogte: 6 m
- Sri LankaPinghena6°28’2” N 80°0’7” E
Bentota
15 mei 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Today we experienced the Sri Lankan railway which was definitely an experience. We had 2nd class tickets and once onboard the train we had to find seats on the already busy carriages. Thankfully weMeer informatie
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- Dag 22
- maandag 14 mei 2018
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Hoogte: 12 m
- Sri LankaBentota6°25’53” N 79°59’40” E
Exploring Colombo
14 mei 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We took a walk in the sweltering heat around the old streets of Colombo... wow a totally different world! In the evening we went to Ministry of Crab for dinner 🦀
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- Dag 21
- zondag 13 mei 2018
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Hoogte: 10 m
- Sri LankaSlave Island6°55’13” N 79°50’47” E
Colombo
13 mei 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After a night of flying we arrived early to the Galle Face Hotel and thankfully they took pity on us and checked us in early. We had a walk around the immediate area and relaxed by the pool. In theMeer informatie
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- Dag 20
- zaterdag 12 mei 2018
- 🌫 23 °C
- Hoogte: 53 m
ChinaQianHai (Front Lake)39°55’54” N 116°23’33” E
Last day in Beijing
12 mei 2018, China ⋅ 🌫 23 °C
Last day in Beijing so we took a walk through the Hutong (traditional streets) and came across an upmarket French bakery so overloaded on carbs for breakfast!!! In the afternoon we went for a walkMeer informatie
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- Dag 19
- vrijdag 11 mei 2018
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Hoogte: 46 m
- ChinaJingshan39°55’37” N 116°24’40” E
Last day in Beijing with the tour group
11 mei 2018, China ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Last day of our guided tour stared with dumplings, congee and spring rolls for breakfast with the group. After breakfast we went for a walking tour of Tiananmen Square which is massive and can hold 1Meer informatie
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- Dag 18
- donderdag 10 mei 2018 om 13:42
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Hoogte: 451 m
- ChinaHualougou40°40’53” N 117°15’40” E
The Great Wall
10 mei 2018, China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today we went for a walk along a 7km section of the Great Wall and I asked my best friend to marry me surrounded by the beautiful sight of the Great Wall a day and feeling I’ll never forget. NowMeer informatie
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- Dag 17
- woensdag 9 mei 2018
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Hoogte: 501 m
- ChinaZaogou40°56’31” N 117°20’5” E
Bullet train from Xi'an to Beijing
9 mei 2018, China ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A long day of travelling today travelling from Xi’an to Beijing by bullet train for 6 hours then a 4 hour bus to a small guesthouse near the Great Wall. The guesthouse is really clean and we had aMeer informatie
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- Dag 16
- dinsdag 8 mei 2018
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Hoogte: 466 m
- ChinaHujiazhai34°23’16” N 109°16’51” E
Day trip to the Terricotta Warriors
8 mei 2018, China ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We started the day with a lovely Chinese dumpling breakfast and headed to the terracotta warriors. We had an amazing day looking at the 2000 warriors which have been uncovered and restored. After theMeer informatie
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- Dag 15
- maandag 7 mei 2018
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Hoogte: 420 m
- ChinaBeilin34°14’4” N 108°55’57” E
Xi'an
7 mei 2018, China ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After a night roughing it on the sleeper train we checked in at the HNA hotel in Xi’an and headed out to get “pancakes” which actually turned out to be a stall which sold a bread filled withMeer informatie
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- Dag 14
- zondag 6 mei 2018
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Hoogte: 387 m
- ChinaZhengwang34°20’14” N 108°56’29” E
Xitang and overnight train to Xi'an
6 mei 2018, China ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
To we left Shanghai to go visit a water village called Xitang which is about 90 mins away from Shanghai. We walked around the little water streets and went to a little cafe which took over an hour toMeer informatie
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- Dag 13
- zaterdag 5 mei 2018
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Hoogte: 10 m
- ChinaHuangpu31°14’38” N 121°29’34” E
Walking tour of Shanghai
5 mei 2018, China ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Today we joined our tour group for a walking tour of Shanghai along the Bund, Yu Garden and the French concession area of the city. The weather was quite wet so a few of us found a nice littleMeer informatie
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- Dag 12
- vrijdag 4 mei 2018
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Hoogte: 17 m
- ChinaRihui Gang31°10’58” N 121°28’17” E
Walk around Shanghai
4 mei 2018, China ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We had a free day today to explore before meeting the tour group at night so we walked down the Bund and took a ferry to the other side of the river to check out the Oriental Pear Tower. We went for aMeer informatie
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- Dag 11
- donderdag 3 mei 2018
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Hoogte: 18 m
- ChinaHongkou31°15’14” N 121°29’31” E
Shanghai
3 mei 2018, China ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today we had an early start and travelled from Hiroshima to Shanghai via Tokyo. When we arrived in Shanghai we took the Maglev to the city, which is the fastest magnetic levitation train in the worldMeer informatie
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- Dag 10
- woensdag 2 mei 2018
- 🌧 21 °C
- Hoogte: 17 m
JapanKokutaijimachi34°23’7” N 132°26’54” E
Hiroshima War Memorial
2 mei 2018, Japan ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
A visit in the pouring rain to the Hiroshima War Memorial. A very interesting, but terribly sad memorial and museum.
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- Dag 9
- dinsdag 1 mei 2018
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Hoogte: 11 m
- JapanSendamachi34°22’56” N 132°26’54” E
Hiroshima and Miyajima
1 mei 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today we arrived in Hiroshima and as we do t have long here we dumped our bags and went straight to Miyajima island.... wow what an amazing place! It has a huge Torii shrine in the water and stunningMeer informatie
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- Dag 8
- maandag 30 april 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Hoogte: 22 m
- JapanŌebashi-eki34°41’43” N 135°29’57” E
Osaka
30 april 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We took the bullet train from Kyoto to Osaka today and are having a night of luxury in the Westin. We went to Osaka-jo Castle during the day and then went to Dotombori in the evening for the mostMeer informatie
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- Dag 7
- zondag 29 april 2018
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Hoogte: 42 m
- JapanShijōdōri34°59’59” N 135°45’44” E
Kyoto
29 april 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Today’s our last day in Kyoto so we packed as much as we could in starting with the morning at Nijo-jo castle and finished the afternoon at Fushimi Inari-Taisha which is a mountain with endlessMeer informatie
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- Dag 6
- zaterdag 28 april 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Hoogte: 35 m
- JapanShijō-eki35°0’7” N 135°45’40” E
Kyoto
28 april 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We took a walk to the Southern Higashiyama area to check out the stunning temples. It was such a stunning day and so many people walking around in traditional Kimonos. We walked for hours and had aMeer informatie
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- Dag 5
- vrijdag 27 april 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Hoogte: 32 m
- JapanGiommachi35°0’4” N 135°45’57” E
Last day in Hakone and train to Kyoto
27 april 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
After a traditional Japanese breakfast and a walk around the hotels stunning gardens it’s back on the bullet train to Kyoto