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Temple of Ancient Monarchs Li Dai Di Wang Miao in Beijing

January 21, 2017

Saturday, the 21th of January 2017 Today is another day of brilliant blue skies and sunshine in Beijing. Three weeks into the new year the weather is freezing cold, but due to the icy winds the air is clear again and you can see the mountains surrounding the city miles away. Naturally, we always want…

Winterly Temple of Heaven in Beijing

January 14, 2017

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…

Kitten video – Baobao The Brave hunting his own tail

October 15, 2016

BAOBAO THE BRAVE Today we had a check-up with the vet in Wangjing and learned that Baobao has gained 400g over the last 10 days. His health improved significantly, and when we were asked how his activity level has been in those first few days at home, I wish I had had this video. Adorable…

Rescued kitten Baobao The Brave – Two successes in one day!!

October 7, 2016

October 07th, 2016 Little Bao is recovering fast! When we took him home two days ago after his second visit to the vet, he was still quite shaky on his legs, prefered to lie down rather than sitting up, and didn’t like to be touched at all. He was painfully shy, recoiled when seeing a…

The Rescue of Baobao The Brave, a street kitten in Beijing

October 6, 2016

October 04th, 2016 It’s the Chinese National holidays at the moment and everyone gets a week off work, returns home and visits their family. Last year (2015) during this time the weather was brilliant, with days on end with clear skies, bright sunshine, and wonderful early fall weather. This year, however, we didn’t get that…