Month: May 2015

Kathmandu 

Off to the airport in an hour to fly to Kathmandu. My 9 hour stopover will provide me with a lot of time to catch up writing posts.

Summer Palace / we are ready

On our way to the Summer residence of the Emperor. We espcially picked the only rainy and cold day to avoid all other 50.0000 visitors.        

National Park/ Nomads – baby cows & BB

We drove about 50 km outside Ulaan Bataar to a national park. First stop on our way was a shaman shrine. This was the third time for me to wish for good luck in one day.  We did it together: I placed a wish(es) and we walked around clockwise 3 times. We both picked up…

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Happy Birthday Schwesterherz

….. I learned today that 9 is the special number for the altar I went to see at the temple of heaven (Beijing).  Right timing I guess.   

Gandan Monastery / biggest Buddha Central Asia / 3 prayers for me

The entire day was one big happening and a blessed experience. I seriously enjoyed every minute of it. Many good vibes!  The Buddha we saw is the biggest in Central Asia!!!  Wishing tree story: there where originally 7 trees. 6 got cut and the 7th survived because it was bleeding. :(( People touch the tree…

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Beijing – VPN?

Made it to China. Have issues with my internet access as many other travelers as well 😦 ….. Some get their own VPN access…. Hmmm Havnt decided yet. By the way: my flight to Kathmandu has been confirmed. Stay tuned.

Train station / Zamen Ude

We stopped and wait for customs to check us. Toilets are closed and we have to wait for around an hour.  Many customs employees. They check  if people are hidden in the storage area of the beds …..   Track size change. All in all the entire passport control and engineering work took 4 hours….

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Chinese Boarder – waiting 

It is warm in here. Most people snooze or sleep the day away. A crowd is in the restautant that allows people to smoke. In January I would have been happy about that fact. Now no more  …. Hmmmmm Hardly anybody speaks.