Kakarbitta
2 de setembro de 2015, Nepal ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Because of a strike that affects all of Nepal, our bus ride to the Indian border took two days instead of 16 hours.. It felt much longer ;)
But this morning we finally could cross the border to IndiaLeia mais
Darjeeling
2 de setembro de 2015, Índia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
In India, there was another strike, where not just the streets are blocked, but also all the atms were closed. So was our hotel (but I guess for another reason). Anyway in the end we've found a placeLeia mais
Ghoom
3 de setembro de 2015, Índia ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
We went for a ride with the famous Toy Train. Although the two cities were just 7 kms from each other, the round trip took 2 hours (with a museum break). Warmed up with some milk tea, it was aLeia mais
Happy Valley, Darjeeling
3 de setembro de 2015, Índia ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Around Darjeeling there are many tea farms. By accident we've walked into one, called Happy Valley where an old lady running a café neaby took care of us immediately. She made tea for us in 5Leia mais
Observatory Hill
5 de setembro de 2015, Índia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We've met some monkeys at Mahakal Mandir. After a hike up the hill in the foggy weather, we walked around some shopping streets and ate some momos :)
Siliguri
6 de setembro de 2015, Índia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Arrived here by bus from Darjeeling. We ate some more momos (you can never eat enough momos), because we had to spend some time until our nightbus left.
Kolkata
8 de setembro de 2015, Índia ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Our last three days in India was spent in Kolkata. Today we visited the Victoria Memorial Hall and a big expensive shopping center called "Quest Mall".
Kunming
10 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
On our way to Beijing from Kunming where we had a stop over for some hours. It's a huge modern airport with many restaurants and shops. In a few ones I could find this interesting Buddha fruit. LooksLeia mais
Beijing
10 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Finally arrived. My facebook and my LINE are not working. So please contact me via whatsapp. Already tried our first real Chinese food.
More infos soon :)
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
12 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Visited here today and walked around with many many Chinese tourists. Of course we had some tasty lunch again :)
The Great Wall of China, Badaling
15 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After queuing in the line for the train, some sprinting to get a seat (it really felt like a competition, but we had a perfect start position) and 1,5 hours of train riding, we arrived in Badaling.Leia mais
Beijing Zoo
16 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Came here to see the pandas and we saw six of them. All were sleeping, eating bamboo or just relaxing... too cute to leave again.
Food everywhere, Beijing
17 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ 🌫 25 °C
With our couchsurfer Jack we've went to a hot pot restaurant. We also had tasty food at home with Bastian from Germany :)
At a food market we didn't use our chance to try some fresh scorpions andLeia mais
More of Beijing
17 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We cycled around Beijing to see the Forbidden City, the Lama Temple and some of the scenic lakes in the centre of the city.
Xi'an
19 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ 🌫 24 °C
On a Saturday morning around 9am we arrived in Xi'an by train. So we took our chance of a sunny day and walked around the city. It is completly surrounded by a huge city wall, on which you can walk.Leia mais
Terracotta Army
21 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The reason we came to Xi'an was obviously to see the Museum of the Terracotta Army. So we did this today and walked around the many soldiers and horses.
Shanghai
24 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
The first days in Shanghai we walked along The Bund (a river promenade), around the skyscrapers and saw the famous Pearl Tower. On the opposite side to the modern part of Shanghai we wandered aroundLeia mais
Food, Shanghai
25 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Shanghai is the place to eat dumplings in China. Or until now at least it is my favourite. The typical ones are fried on the botton and filled with various things :)
Today we tried a lot of otherLeia mais
David SommerkornHi Julia, it's always nice to see all the things you do far away from home. I follow you ever since you left Germany and i really support this journey. Laura is always happy when she sees something now from you because she really misses you. I also saw that Ali has a beard now, so he got old i think :-).
David SommerkornAnyway, as you remember, we want to meet each other next year in New Zealand. Unfortunately, Laura doesn't want to fly because she wants to finish her master degree and then looking for a job. I totaly understand her but on the other way, i always want to go to New Zealand... so we decided that i fly alone. Now, i booked the ticket with Singapore Airlines and i will be in New Zealand nearly the whole March of 2016. If there is any possibility we can see each other on the other side of the world, i would be very happy. I will arrive in Christchurch on 7th of March and then drive first to South and then to North. On the 29th of March, i will fly back from Auckland. Tell me if there is a possibility we will meet anywhere, because i will be nearly everywhere. Looking forward to read from you, many greetings and maybe i will present a shaver to Ali :D
Mid-Autuum-Festival, Shanghai
27 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
People gather together with their families to celebrate the biggest moon in the year. To do so they eat a lot of Moon Cakes. We were lucky to get one at a sale, just at the end of the day ofLeia mais
Hangzhou
28 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
It's raining in Hangzhou these days, because of a typhoon, which came from Taiwan. But we were lucky and got the chance to do couchsurfing at the wonderful Corner Café with lovely staff and greatLeia mais
Cooking and BBQ, Hangzhou
29 de setembro de 2015, China ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Wish our couchsurfing host Hunter we cooked delicious Chinese and German food and went to a Chinese BBQ place.
Guilin
3 de outubro de 2015, China ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Most of our day in Guilin was spent in a couple of cute shops and an even cuter cat café. We enjoyed the view over the city from the top of our couchsurfer's apartment :)
In the evening we wentLeia mais
Yangshuo
3 de outubro de 2015, China ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
With our couchsurfing host Zach and his other guest Pierre we went together to Yangshuo. We climbed up a steep hill, but got treated with a wonderful view over the beautiful countryside.
By the way,Leia mais
Nanning
5 de outubro de 2015, China ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
In Nanning we stayed with Ginkgo and her cute pug Haru :) We had a long walk in a huge park with a pagoda, different temples and many orchids. In the evening, we ate at a busy nightmarket, which hadLeia mais
Hanoi
7 de outubro de 2015, Vietnã ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We arrived by bus from Nanning in Hanoi and for the first few days stayed in a nice hostel close to the Old Quarter. While just walking around the city, there are so many things to see at day andLeia mais