Posts Tagged "china"

Beijing’s hutongs – a snippet

Beijing’s hutongs – a snippet

Beijing is a cosmopolitan city with a forest of high rise sky-scrapers and residential apartment blocks tickling the thick fog of dirty air that assures a steady stream of cloudy … Continue reading

The Bund at night is like a fairytale in the middle of Shanghai

The Bund at night is like a fairytale in the middle of Shanghai

The Bund is an incredible sight during the day, but at night, for a few hours when all the lights are turned on (from about 7pm til 10pm) it is … Continue reading

 
Climbing the Great Wall for the best foggy experience ever

Climbing the Great Wall for the best foggy experience ever

The feeling is almost surreal, I wake up knowing that today we are off to see the Great Wall. I have very little knowledge of the place and the same … Continue reading

The Great Wall in a snippet

The Great Wall in a snippet

The Great Wall is most definitely one of our top favorite attractions we have visited on this trip. Even snuggled in deep fog/smog/pollution, it managed to win us over. The … Continue reading

 
Snippet in China

Snippet in China

I have hundreds of shots I want to share, but not much time to write extensively, so welcome to my new series: Snippets aka snaps without blabs.
I took this picture … Continue reading

China by train – Chengdu to Beijing D318

China by train – Chengdu to Beijing D318

It will be fair to say, that after our last China train experience, we are a bit apprehensive about our second attempt. It took us a whole day of running … Continue reading

 
The long train ride in China – K651

The long train ride in China – K651

It is virtually impossible to get a train ticket in July out of Guilin. We tried our luck in Yangshuo, unsuccessfully, after which we came back to the city to … Continue reading

Pre-post fun – the Chinese train story

Pre-post fun – the Chinese train story

A little game of imagination.
You are carrying your heavy backpacks through the crowds, the heat of the day is squeezing the last juices out of your body and you finally … Continue reading

 
After a week in China – the reality

After a week in China – the reality

To say it has been hard would be an understatement. After 5 months traveling on land through SE Asia, without luxuries and on a tight budget, we thought we are … Continue reading

Yangdi to Xingping boat on the Li river and onto unpleasantly surprising Yangshuo

Yangdi to Xingping boat on the Li river and onto unpleasantly surprising Yangshuo

Our first official stop in China – Guilin and Yangshuo – had been decided both because of the beautiful scenery that one can find there and for its close proximity … Continue reading