Badaling

This time our trip to Beijing was only short-lived because the main focus lay on the Silk Road. Therefore on…

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The Ming Tombs

Sunday morning in Beijing and the sun was shining. Astonishing how one can feel after a good night’s sleep. Well…

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Back to Beijing

Last year I had already the pleasure to visit Beijing and more so to visit our friend Babsi and stay…

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The doors of China

The last couple of trips I have posted pictures of doors as seen here and here. Now when I went…

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The Bund of Shanghai

With the metro and the airport express it was no problem to get to the airport. Also terminal 1 was…

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Strolling through Beijing

Since Babsi had a strong wifi I used my Wednesday morning to update the blog again. With a VPN connection…

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Forbidden City

Momo had stayed home that night, maybe because we put a huge terra cotta pot in front of the garden…

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Summer Palace

On Monday morning we woke up to Momo gone. The storm during the night had opened the outer door and…

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Climbing the Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is a monument that can be seen from space and I think every first-time visitor to…

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Walking around the Hutong in Beijing

I slept forever on this Saturday. It was so nice to not get up and go somewhere. Babsi and I…

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