Gobi Desert Safari Day 4: Flaming Cliffs

The day ended with a trip to the flaming cliffs. It seems to be a little Grand Canyon and during the sunset the cliffs were really on fire. Very nice and for sure one of the highlights of our tour!Läs mer
Gobi Desert Safari Day 5: Old Monastery

Day 5 on our Gobi Tour was not as spectacular as the two days before. We started with a long drive through bumpy roads to an old monastery. It was destroyed by the Russians in the 1930s and only theLäs mer
Travelläum - 9 Monate unterwegs!

The next month is over! We have already been on our honeymoon trip for 9 months now. The last month we spent in Russia and Mongolia. It was a very great time!
Der nächste Reisemonat ist vorbei!Läs mer
Gobi Desert Safari Day 6: Monastery

The next day on our trip was supposed to be a day of travel. We left the Gobi in direction to Ulaanbataar. On our way we stopped at another monastery but we only had 8 degrees and it was raining soLäs mer
Gobi Desert Safari Day 7: Horse Riding

We started the last morning with horse riding before we went back to the city.
All in all the whole trip was really amazing, but we are very happy to have a shower now.
Am letzten Morgen sind wirLäs mer
Ulaanbataar

Today it was our last day in Mongolia and we walked around through Ulaanbaatar. It is a very noisy, dirty city and definitely not a must see.
An unserem letzten Tag in der Mongolei sind wir einLäs mer
Letzte Etappe: Ulaanbaatar - Beijing

Our last stage of the Trans-Siberian/Trans-Mongolian train was from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing. Almost 34 hours in the train including the border crossing to China. On the evening we spent our lastLäs mer
Angekommen in Beijing!

The night in the train was better than expected. We slept too long for the breakfast but we woke up perfectly in time for lunch (at 10:30am). In the Chinese train they are serving breakfast and lunchLäs mer
Die verbotene Stadt

One of the must see's in Beijing is of course the forbidden city. We were there with millions of other tourists today. Nevertheless it was amazing to see and it is much bigger than we thought before.Läs mer
Beijing - Qianmen

Qianmen is a quarter with lots of restaurants and shops located in the city centre of Beijing. Especially at night all the buildings are looking very nice.
Janine found a new game for the beach, butLäs mer
Beijing - Summer Palace

We started our day with a visit of the summer palace. To the palace belongs a huge area including a big lake and several Chinese temples. It was very nice to walk around there for a couple of hours.Läs mer
Beijing Olympic Park

On our way back from the Summer Palace we stopped at the Beijing Olympic Park. Even if the Olympics took place 10 years ago we still had a bit of the Olympics feeling. They also already startedLäs mer
Weltwunder 2: Die Chinesische Mauer

The second of the seven world wonders on our trip around the world we have visited today: The Great Wall of China. Due to the smog in the air we were not able to see really far but what we saw wasLäs mer
Beijing - Yonghe Lama Tempel

The program for today was a walking tour through the city after a breakfast in a Paris Baguette Café. We loved this Café in Korea already do we were happy to find one in Beijing!
After breakfast ourLäs mer
Wangfujing & Beijing Food

The Wangfujing Street is one of the most famous shopping streets in Beijing and there is also a small night market in the area. Janine tried some " Old Beijing burst belly". She didn't know that itLäs mer
Beijing - Temple of Heaven

On our last full day in Beijing we went to the Temple of Heaven. It is located in a big park, so it was nice to walk around there for a while. In the evening we had another Beijing Duck! It was sooooLäs mer
Beijing - Xi'an

It was time to leave Beijing. We decided to take a night train to Xi'an to save the money for a hotel. Xi'an is located about 1,100km south west of Beijing. We started our trip from Beijing WestLäs mer
Xi'an - Terracotta Warriors

The main reason why we went to Xi'an was to visit the Terracotta Warriors. They are located about one hour away from Xi'an by bus and were discovered only 40 years ago. It was good to see all theseLäs mer
Xi'an - Regen, Regen & Regen

It is the first time since December 2017 we have rain for more than one day. Actually since we arrived in Xi'an it is raining, so it is no fun to walk around the city for long. Of course we lookedLäs mer
Hello Shanghai!

At 8:00am this morning we have arrived in Shanghai! Unfortunately we have still a lot of rain, but it is about 15 degrees warmer than in Xi'an. On our first day we walked through some malls and theLäs mer
Shanghai - Yu Yuan Garden

The Yu Yuan Garden is a big garden area in downtown Shanghai and there are lots of traditional Chinese houses around. It was nice walking around there.
Heute stand der Yu Yuan Garden im StadtzentrumLäs mer
Suzhou - Das Venedig des Ostens

In the morning we took the bullet train to Suzhou. It is located only 80km away from Shanghai and famous for a lot of small canals. It is a kind of Venice in China. Close to the canals it was crowdedLäs mer
Hangzhou - West Lake

Next day, next day trip. Today we took the train to Hangzhou to see the West Lake Scenery Area. The lake itself was nice, but again it was crowded with people. There are too many people in China.Läs mer
Shanghai - The Bund

The Bund, probably the main reason why we wanted to go to Shanghai. This quarter of Shanghai is one of the oldest, but most important we enjoyed the view on the skyline. It is really amazing andLäs mer
Shanghai->Yangshuo: Zurück in die Natur!

We have left the Shanghai region to see some nature. From Shanghai South Railway Station we traveled almost 24 hours by train to Yangshuo a region famous for the Li River and cool mountains. DuringLäs mer