On my arrival in Chengdu I had almost the same temperatures as when I arrived in Beijing. Almost 40° and a very high humidity. Hooray! Continue reading Chengdu – City of the Panda Bears
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Road to Chengdu
The journey from Xian to Chengdu started with some complications. Continue reading Road to Chengdu
Xian – the city of the terracotta boys
First I would have planned to stay five days in Xian, but as I heard, that there is besides the terracotta army and the muslim quarter not too much going on, I shortened the stay to two nights. Continue reading Xian – the city of the terracotta boys
Road to Xian
1216 km from Beijing to Xian on a bullet train in 4,5 hours – top speed: 307kpH
Madness in Beijing
Entering Beijing is special. Especially after being for some weeks in Mongolia.
Climate and the number of people changed completely. When I came out of the trainstation, it was like being in a small bathroom, where someone had just a hot shower. More then 30 degrees and roughly 80% humidity. This mixed with millions of people at the same square was an interesting combination. Continue reading Madness in Beijing
back on the train again
After six great weeks in Mongolia it was time to get back on the train again and move on to a new country. It should be China. Continue reading back on the train again
Mongolia roundup
Before arriving in Mongolia I had already some thoughts to extend my 30 days visa by another two weeks. As I was so impressed by the city in the first days and wanted to take the chance to see as much as possible from the country I decided to do this. Continue reading Mongolia roundup
great landscapes and some disappointments in Western Mongolia
Although I would have planned to visit Mongolia without using a plane, I decided to fly there, because I was running out of time (would have been a 3-4 day trip by bus in one direction) and the planned itinerary sounded quite good to me. In those eight days it would have been planned to do a 4-day trekking in the Altai Tavan Bogd Nationalpark and visiting some Kazakh families. Continue reading great landscapes and some disappointments in Western Mongolia
A week of waiting and organizing in UB
After being almost three weeks on the road, it was good to relax in UB for some days. On monday I went to the chinese embassy to apply for the visa. Not knowing, what will expect me there, they accepted everything and told me that I could pick up my visa on friday. Continue reading A week of waiting and organizing in UB
Exploring the North of Mongolia
After an awesome trip through the south of Mongolia, there was only one night in UB and then it was time to explore the north. Continue reading Exploring the North of Mongolia