Emin Minaret and Yar City

After leaving Tuyuk village we drove to the Emin Minaret. The minaret is actually the tallest in all of China…

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Flaming mountains and Tuyuk village

We started the day again with another interesting (awful) breakfast. Even though I eat everything I still would like to…

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Heavenly Lake of Tian Shan

Right after the museum we left for the Heaven Lake. This lake is holy to the Chinese and the Uyghur,…

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Hello mummies!

We had booked our guided tour with Old Road Tours (which I can recommend except for some small details but…

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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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La Mère Brazier

Not once but twice did we manage to go to a fabulous restaurant. The first one was of course the…

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What I learned in Lyon

One might think that since France is right around the corner from Austria there are not so many differences or…

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The doors of Lyon

As done already countless times (see here and here for more), these are the doors of Lyon. We walked around for…

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