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Winterly Temple of Heaven in Beijing
It’s our first week back after the Christmas holidays and I have to say the weather treated us very nicely. Over newyears our friends who didn’t return home as well as the German media repeatedly reported the devastating smog situation in Beijing, and I already expected the worst. Fortunately, we brought the clean air back…
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Roadtrip to Panlongshan Great Wall, Gubeikou, Beijing, China
Having a drivers licence in China (or a boyfriend/girlfriend/good friends that don’t mind bringing you along who have one) turns out to be of great great advantage when living in Beijing. On weekends you can spontaneously rent a car (i.e. from Avis near Dongzhimen for 290 RMB/day), pick one of the many sightseeing spots that…
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Galantis – No Money
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The World’s Largest Glassfloor Viewing Platform now opened in Beijing
On May Day 2016, the world’s largest glass floor viewing platform opened in Beijing. Of course we went, and here is how we got there: A few Saturday’s back we took the early morning bus 635 (or 117, whichever you prefer), riding to Dongzhimen. From there, we interchanged at Dongzhimen chuniuzhan (the hub station) to…
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A Week in Hong Kong – Part I
Hongkong really surprised us and it wasn’t like Mainland China AT ALL! Admittedly, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I guess I just assumed it would be at least similar to other (Chinese) capital cities I visited or lived in before. Since we chose early March to travel there, the weather situation in…
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The art of making crispy pastry rolls / Chinesische Gebäckröllchen
Long time no read, so here’s a quick update on what we discovered this weekend! Found this lady making her own crispy pastry rolls on our way to IKEA [yes, they have two IKEAs in BJ]. The dough tasted like sweet vanilla laced with black sesame, which actually tasted really delicious! A big bag of…