….. and so I did. Picture time for Chinese tourists …,,
Category: general
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….
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.
Good morning Ulaan Bataar 6 am – first Buddha / great experience
We arrived early in the morning. Needless to say that I slept well after our little “border-action”. A smiling Oogii picked me up. Our first stop was to see a Buddha, it was nice but I guess it was more to bridge the time for a restaurant to open. Once done we drove to the…
Mongolia – a few facts / like being in school again
The country counts 3 million inhabitants, 1 million are in the capital, 90% are Buddhists, they love eating meat, vegetarians are increasing in number which is a very big thing considering that eating vegetable isn’t really in people’s mind set. I had my fist milk tea with salt – the second tasted already better. Amazing…
Aufwiedersehen Mongolia – China I am coming
For sure I am coming back! Desert and highlands and many more things to explore… Had a magnificent time….
Kathmandu was calling!!!! – thankful and happy
I am super happy and excited!! The family in Kathmandu called me a few days ago – an hour before Moscow while I was on the train – to tell me that they are healthy and happily awaiting me. We are in regular email communication since that day. My sister must have made a strong…
Mongolian Border – local party mile / German style
We decided to explore the neighborhood as we had to bridge 4 hours. The Original plan was to go to a restaurant which according to the sign was 500 meter away….. After walking for some time we arrived at the second sign: Cafe 500 meter … We kept on walking until other travelers walked towards us:…
Compartment Number 5 – smoothing in
Who would have thought that we – yes you are right noticing the difference I am no longer alone as I decided to become part of the traveling crowd – traveling in a German train. First it was cold like hell and now it’s hot that one could walk around in flip flops and shorts….
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