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- Dag 35
- söndag 27 maj 2018
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Höjd över havet: 16 m
Sri LankaMahasittarakala Lewaya6°7’24” N 81°3’26” E
Yala Safari
27 maj 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 4amLäs mer
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- Dag 34
- lördag 26 maj 2018
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Höjd över havet: 13 m
- Sri LankaKuchigal Ara6°6’0” N 80°55’43” E
Yala
26 maj 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 beLäs mer
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- Dag 31
- onsdag 23 maj 2018
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 9 m
- Sri LankaMadihe East5°56’40” N 80°31’17” E
Tangalle
23 maj 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
- tisdag 22 maj 2018
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Sri LankaMoragoda Ela6°2’3” N 80°13’38” E
Relaxing last day in Galle
22 maj 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 90minLäs mer
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- Dag 29
- måndag 21 maj 2018
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 8 m
- Sri LankaResidency Hill6°2’15” N 80°13’24” E
Galle Fort
21 maj 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
- söndag 20 maj 2018
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 4 m
- Sri LankaResidency Hill6°2’25” N 80°13’17” E
Galle
20 maj 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 ventureLäs mer
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- Dag 23
- tisdag 15 maj 2018
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höjd över havet: 6 m
- Sri LankaPinghena6°28’2” N 80°0’7” E
Bentota
15 maj 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 weLäs mer
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- Dag 22
- måndag 14 maj 2018
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: 12 m
- Sri LankaBentota6°25’53” N 79°59’40” E
Exploring Colombo
14 maj 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
- söndag 13 maj 2018
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- Sri LankaSlave Island6°55’13” N 79°50’47” E
Colombo
13 maj 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 theLäs mer
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- Dag 20
- lördag 12 maj 2018
- 🌫 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 53 m
KinaQianHai (Front Lake)39°55’54” N 116°23’33” E
Last day in Beijing
12 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ 🌫 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 walkLäs mer
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- Dag 19
- fredag 11 maj 2018
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 46 m
- KinaJingshan39°55’37” N 116°24’40” E
Last day in Beijing with the tour group
11 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 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 1Läs mer
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- Dag 18
- torsdag 10 maj 2018 13:42
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 451 m
- KinaHualougou40°40’53” N 117°15’40” E
The Great Wall
10 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 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. NowLäs mer
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- Dag 17
- onsdag 9 maj 2018
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 501 m
- KinaZaogou40°56’31” N 117°20’5” E
Bullet train from Xi'an to Beijing
9 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 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 aLäs mer
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- Dag 16
- tisdag 8 maj 2018
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 466 m
- KinaHujiazhai34°23’16” N 109°16’51” E
Day trip to the Terricotta Warriors
8 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLäs mer
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- Dag 15
- måndag 7 maj 2018
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 420 m
- KinaBeilin34°14’4” N 108°55’57” E
Xi'an
7 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 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 withLäs mer
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- Dag 14
- söndag 6 maj 2018
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 387 m
- KinaZhengwang34°20’14” N 108°56’29” E
Xitang and overnight train to Xi'an
6 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ ☁️ 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 toLäs mer
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- Dag 13
- lördag 5 maj 2018
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- KinaHuangpu31°14’38” N 121°29’34” E
Walking tour of Shanghai
5 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 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 littleLäs mer
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- Dag 12
- fredag 4 maj 2018
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 17 m
- KinaRihui Gang31°10’58” N 121°28’17” E
Walk around Shanghai
4 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 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 aLäs mer
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- Dag 11
- torsdag 3 maj 2018
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 18 m
- KinaHongkou31°15’14” N 121°29’31” E
Shanghai
3 maj 2018, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 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 worldLäs mer
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- Dag 10
- onsdag 2 maj 2018
- 🌧 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 17 m
JapanKokutaijimachi34°23’7” N 132°26’54” E
Hiroshima War Memorial
2 maj 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
- tisdag 1 maj 2018
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 11 m
- JapanSendamachi34°22’56” N 132°26’54” E
Hiroshima and Miyajima
1 maj 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 stunningLäs mer
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- Dag 8
- måndag 30 april 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 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 mostLäs mer
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- Dag 7
- söndag 29 april 2018
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 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 endlessLäs mer
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- lördag 28 april 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 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 aLäs mer
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- fredag 27 april 2018
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 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