Getting ready ...
1. december 2017, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
A little chillaxing before the long flight at the Barber. This beard will not get cut for a while ;)
Heavy load!
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Everything I’ll have for the next six weeks :)
Just before the flight ...
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... some snacks and a drink in the lounge :)
There it is.
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Be safe! Beijing here I come :)
Nice Lufthansa Service
2. december 2017, Mongoliet ⋅ 🌙 -25 °C
Wine, Snacks and pretty good food for an airplane.
Welcome in Beijing ...
2. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
... or at least at the airport there ;) I’ve got about 8 hours to spend before I continue to my two hour flight to Nanjing.
"Very unhealthy air quality"
2. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Was that smog that I saw when I was looking out of the window just before landing?
Air China Lounge
2. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Reckon what’s in the red can :D
Ready for new stuff
2. december 2017, Kina ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Such as drinks ... I just wanna try everything :)
Last chance for food: room service.
3. december 2017, Kina ⋅ 🌫 2 °C
Good morning Nanjing!
3. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Nanjing Street Life
3. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
1. Why not take a nap at the construction site?
2. Why not work in the middle of a four way road?
3. And you thought Munich streets are flooded with shared bikes?
4. United we pull!
5. And the lastLæs mere
I saw these men playing ...
3. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
... when I accidentally took an wrong turn into a residential area. I was lucky it happened because this was when I came from the more “Western China” into the more authentic China.
Make a wish on a red ribbon
3. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
at Guo Pu shrine at Xuanwu Park. A little religious thing in a not so religious friendly country.
Colorful Autmn trees
3. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
On the islands of Xuanwu Lake
3. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Surrounded by a part of the large and strong city wall, Xuanwu (“the black tortoise”) Lake is a green and beautiful oasis in the loud and smoggy city of Nanjing. Five islands are connected byLæs mere
First authentic Nanjing food experience
3. december 2017, Kina ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
Vivian lead me to this awesome place. I would have never found it as just a tourist. It is close to Nanjing university, were you can obviously find lots of authentic Chinese food places in the ratherLæs mere
It is quite steamy for breakfast already
5. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
Did you eat Jiaozi ? I had them next door in the Stadtteilbüro filled with vegetables. People from Vietnam cooked for a Benefiz-dinner a year ago.
Presents for everyone
5. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Somebody gave birth to a girl, and here it is a tradition to give a little present to everyone. Pretty cute! But know matter who in the office I asked, nobody actually knew the woman ;)
Swimming yes, but only with cap!
5. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
... and never walk around at the pool or the changing room without slippers!!!
Nanjing is alive and soaring
6. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
I was amazed to see all the modern shops and buildings. There is light everywhere and music always around you.
Different day, differnt food
7. december 2017, Kina ⋅ 🌫 8 °C
There are great places for good food everywhere. In Nanjing, going out too eat costs about the same than just cooking at home (even though I becomes more and more expensive while salaries stay aboutLæs mere
Must try: chicken feet (or 凤爪)
8. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
“After an outer layer of thin skin is removed, most of the edible tissue on the feet consists of skin and tendons, with no muscle. This gives the feet a distinct texture different from the rest ofLæs mere
The Nanjing City Wall (南京城墙)
10. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
It was very impressive to walk the stairs up the wall and to get a feeling for its unbelievable dimensions. When it was build in the 14th century by emperor Zhu Yuanzhan, who made Nanjing the capitalLæs mere
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
10. december 2017, Kina ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China and its first president, is buried here at the Purple Mountain. Thousands of people (very close to 100% Chinese) were here today, on a Sunday withLæs mere