BER Airport
11 augustus, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Currently with a 40 minute delay, hoping that we will get our connecting flight in Munich without problems. But we're very excited!
MUC Stopover
11 augustus, Duitsland ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Short stopover at Munich Airport to run to our next gate, thankfully the border check was empty so we were through really quickly. Soon we'll sit back, relax, close our eyes, and open them in Beijing!
Arrival in Beijing
12 augustus, China ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Flight was manageable, after a few hours sleep and two surprisingly good meals, we made it through immigration! Time to get to our hotel and then explore a bit!
Check in, Jingshan Park and Wangfujin Street
12 augustus, China ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Did not expect to run around as much as we did today, but it feels like we've seen most of Beijing already! But now we have a much better overview of the city, and can use the next days as much asMeer informatie
Forbidden Palace
13 augustus, China ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Another place I've wanted to visit for a very long time, and finally we're here!
Joy City Mall
13 augustus, China ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After lunch at Wangfujing Street, and then a trip to and all through Joy City Mall, we've reached 24k steps and are done for the day. Time to get some sleep before Universal Studios tomorrow!
Land of Awesomeness - Universal Studios
14 augustus, China ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Kung Fu Panda is a big part of my childhood, and I'd never thought I'd get to see such a beautiful representation of it in real life. We're spending the day here and its amazing, but this was an extraMeer informatie
Universal Studios
14 augustus, China ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Here are some more pictures from the Universal Studios park, the rollercoaster and the One Piece Restaurant were amazing Highlights as well!
Temple of Heaven
14 augustus, China ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After leaving Universal a little early, we decided to take a small (for Beijing standards) detour to visit this temple. We were too late to go in but we got to walk around the park a bit at sunset,Meer informatie
Exploration and Mall Day!
15 augustus, China ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
On our first free day in Beijing, the jetlag really got to us. After being up from 2-8 in the morning and visiting a super local vegetable market, we took a nap before heading out to explore some ofMeer informatie
The Great Wall of China
16 augustus, China ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We got to visit the Great Wall today! What an amazing experience, walking there for almost two hours. We had to take a taxi here and back, and our driver even invited us for a traditional, simpleMeer informatie
ReizigerIt really was! The area of the wall that we went to was also relatively empty this early in the morning
ReizigerThe cable car we took was the highest point with an altitude of 640m, which doesn't sound so much. But my ears definitely felt it 😅it was perfect weather, not too hot not too cold and very little rain
Shopping in the Evening
16 augustus, China ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Despite going to the wrong place two times, we still discovered some really cool malls and indulged in some shopping and tasty northwest Chinese cuisine
Beijing West -> Xi'an North
17 augustus, China ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Saying goodbye to Beijing now! The train station was easier to navigate than we expected, but there will probably be enough other ones that we struggle to navigate. A short breakfast before we getMeer informatie
Arrival in Xi'an, street food at the Ancient Wall
17 augustus, China ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
It's our first night in Xi'an. There wasnt too much time after we checked into the hotel but we managed to get a good look of the bell tower in Xi'an's ancient city. Some street food and souvenirs onMeer informatie
Terracotta Army
18 augustus, China ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
After a good breakfast at our hotel, we took a taxi to the Terracotta Army! I had no idea that this was only accidently found in 1974, thats crazy. The crowds here are insane, but we managed to getMeer informatie
Shopping Again
18 augustus, China ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
On the search for cool clothes, we stumbled across a mall almost entirely dedicated to Manga and Anime. We spent almost three hours in there this afternoon, spent much more money than we intended to,Meer informatie
Check in Chongqing
19 augustus, China ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
We were so lucky to get this amazing room in Chongqing! A 4-bedroom suite, just for the two of us with an amazing view. It took us a while to get here but this is yet another highlight of our trip!
ReizigerIts one of the main attractions in Chongqing, called Hongyadong. As far as we can tell its just a beautifully built shopping center, that is beautifully lit up at night as well. We saw it from the other side of the river last night
Hot Pot in Chongqing
19 augustus, China ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
In a moment of stress after not having eaten the whole day, we impulsively ordered Chongqing's famous super spicy hotpot. We meant to take it slow, but absolutely no regrets. It was amazing, and weMeer informatie
Fengdu "Ghost" City
21 augustus, China ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
We really put the "Ghost" in Fengdu Ghost city today. After exploring our neighbourhood in the morning, we took the train to a nearby city: Fengdu. We were supposed to visit a "Ghost city"- withMeer informatie
Chongqing Center - Jiefangbei and Shibati
22 augustus, China ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Today, despite 37°C, we explored more of Chongqing. First, Jiefangbei, with impressive buildings, malls and huge squares, and then Shibati, which was also very full but with extremely prettyMeer informatie
ReizigerThis mixture of modern architecture and old buildings is so fascinating! If you travel by public transport, are the buses having english Script or how do you manage?
ReizigerIn each city (other than Fengdu) we drove with the metro, where the station names were written in Chinese characters and in English. But we have mostly been driving with taxi/uber since its insanely cheap here
Firefly Harbour - Stray Cat Park
22 augustus, China ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
I happened to find this online and I'm so glad we visited this huge park. There were so many cats, even more space, and a few small cafes and shops. We couldn't find out too much since it seems to beMeer informatie
Hongyadon/Hongya Cave and Drone Show
22 augustus, China ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Another Chongqing classic. We weren't sure what to expect of this place, because we'd only seen it from far away lit up at night, but close up it really is gorgeous even in the day. There is an entireMeer informatie
Chongqing -> Zhangjiajie
23 augustus, China ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We said goodbye to Chongqing with one last old street, and an impressive view of the city before making our way to take the train to Zhangjiajie. We still barely have a plan, but we just know tomorrowMeer informatie
Zhangjiajie National Park Day 1
24 augustus, China ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
It was our first day at the national park, and we had absolutely perfect weather for most of our visit, starting at the West Gate. Towards the end it did get pretty stormy, but it was also very coolMeer informatie
Tianmen Mountain
25 augustus, China ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
A small break from the national park today to visit Tianmen Mountain instead. It was so much bigger than I thought, and although the landscape is slightly similar, the extra ticket was more than worthMeer informatie
ReizigerHappy journey