ChinaBeijingChaowai39°55’52” N 116°25’38” E
October 2, 2015 in China ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today at 5am I arrived at Beijing/China on my first trip to Asia ever. I was ripped off right away when a guy helped me with my luggage. I thought it would be a taxi, and it was....kind of. But itRead more
ChinaBeijingChaowai39°55’52” N 116°25’39” E
October 2, 2015 in China ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Turns out that it is more difficult than expected to communicate here. Either they cannot speak English (even in the hotel restaurant!) or they're too shy. Particularly complicated if you cannot eatRead more
ChinaBeijingMutianyucun40°26’4” N 116°33’42” E
October 3, 2015 in China ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Today an absolute highlight was scheduled. The visit of the Great Wall. While we had ages to get there due to severe traffic jam, it was worth it! A stunning view of the Great Wall, walking on it andRead more
ChinaBeijingChaowai39°55’50” N 116°25’36” E
October 3, 2015 in China ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Believe it or not, there is a Chinatown in Beijing. And it hosts a big McDonalds. *lol* But we visited Dr Tea instead, a tea house and shop and had a tea ceremony there. It's funny that this is not atRead more
ChinaBeijingYayunGuojia Tiyuchang39°59’28” N 116°23’25” E
October 3, 2015 in China ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Before we went home after an exhausting day, we stopped at the Olympic Stadium to take a photo. *click, click*
ChinaBeijingZhongshan Gongyuan39°54’39” N 116°23’25” E
October 4, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
A busy day at and for Tiananmen Square today as ten thousands of mostly Chinese tourists gathered to visit this historic place including Emperors Palace.
ChinaBeijing39°53’30” N 116°24’1” E
October 4, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Another place with 5 minutes introduction and then sale overpriced goods to tourists.
ChinaBeijingLongtanQinian Dian39°53’2” N 116°24’24” E
October 4, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
ChinaBeijingQinglongqiaoKunming Hu39°59’44” N 116°16’23” E
October 4, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Last stop: Summer Palace, where the emperor and the empress spent their time from April to October. There is a beautiful lake surrounding multiple buildiing, one of them just build as a dressing roomRead more
JapanChibaSanrizukaNarita International Airport35°45’39” N 140°23’6” E
October 13, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
I arrived in Japan!
