Finding Memories

18
Aug

From Xi’an To Zhangye

Katharina China , Travel August 18, 2017

Almost 7 hours and 1’100 km with the bullet train brings us from Xi’an to Zhangye.

14
Aug

Hiking Mount Hua

Pascal China , Travel August 14, 2017

Huashan ( 华山) is a mountain located about 120 kilometres east of Xi’an. It is the western mountain of the Five Great Mountains of China. The mountain is composed of five ...

13
Aug

Xi’an – Cycling On The City Wall

Pascal China , Travel August 13, 2017

Xi’an City Wall is the most complete ancient city wall in China. Built by the Ming Dinasty in the 14th century, the wall encloses an area of about 14 square km with a height of 12 m, a ...

12
Aug

Xi’an – The Terracotta Army

Katharina China , Travel August 12, 2017

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shihuangdi, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 ...

11
Aug

Xi’an And The Muslim District

Katharina China , Travel August 11, 2017

Xi’an is the capital of Shaanxi Province and one of the oldest cities in China, also, being the end point of the Silk Road. It is the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals, having ...

10
Aug

From Tangkou To Xi’an

Katharina China , Travel August 10, 2017

A 18 hours journey to Xi’an – an unexpected odyssey.

5
Aug

Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)

Pascal China , Travel August 5, 2017

4 days hike in Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), a montain range located in Anhui Province, to discover some of it’s peculiarly-shaped granite peaks.

4
Aug

From Shanghai to Tangkou

Katharina China , Travel August 4, 2017

Tangkou (TangKouZhen) is in Anhui Province in China. In itself it is of little interest but it makes a great base for exploring Huangshan – the yellow mountains.

3
Aug

Shanghai – Yu Yuan Garden

Katharina China , Travel August 3, 2017

The Yu Yuan Garden was first built in 1559 during the Ming Dynasty by Pan Yunduan as a comfort for his father, the minister Pan En. It was opened to the public in 1961 and declared a national ...

2
Aug

Shanghai – Shanghai Tower and East Nanjing Road

Pascal China , Travel August 2, 2017

With a hight of 632 m the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world, after the Burj Khalifa (828 m). The tower ranks first however with the world’s highest observation deck ...

Luxembourg to Basel

Luxembourg

Ghent to Luxembourg

Ghent

Dover to Gent

Southampton to Dover

Southampton and Stonehenge

New York to Southampton on the Queen Mary 2

New York

Montreal to New York – Bbye Canada