Day 1: Arriving in Beijing
2. Oktober 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 itWeiterlesen
Day 1: Lost in translation
2. Oktober 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 eatWeiterlesen
Day 2: The Great Wall
3. Oktober 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 andWeiterlesen
Day 2: Tea ceremony in Chinatown
3. Oktober 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 atWeiterlesen
Day 2: Olympic Stadium (Bird's Nest)
3. Oktober 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*
Day 3: Tiananmen Square/Emperors Palace
4. Oktober 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.
Day 3: Silk Factory
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Another place with 5 minutes introduction and then sale overpriced goods to tourists.
Day 3: Temple of Heaven
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Day 3: Summer Palace
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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 roomWeiterlesen
Day 4: Tokyo Narita Airport
13. Oktober 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
I arrived in Japan!
Day 5: Tokyo Tower
14. Oktober 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Lunch and Bonsai Trees
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Samurai statue
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Boat cruise
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Market stroll
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Day 6: Mount Fuji stop
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Boat cruise on Lake Ashi
15. Oktober 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
In a "real" pirate ship ;-)
Mount Kumagatake (view on Mount Fuji)
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Mount Kumagatake (Shinto shrine)
15. Oktober 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Day 7: Torinonegura (Japanese pub)
16. Oktober 2015 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
With Yuya Hirooka :-)
Day 8: Nara
17. Oktober 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Day 9: Nagoya Castle
18. Oktober 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
With Emino Urata :-)
Meeting Emino Urata
18. Oktober 2015 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Day 10: Sanjusangendo, Kyoto
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