China

Happy new year aus Hongkong!
January 1, 2008 - Hong Kong - Kowloon, China
Eigentlich wollte ich ja nicht so frueh wieder schreiben...und so mach ich das ohne Email-Notification...aber das was ich hier bisher sah und erlebte...das haut mich echt um. Was ne Stadt. Hier habe ich das, was ich bisher ein wenig vermisste, etwas was dein Hirn so richtig zum rattern bringt weil es so anderst ist als bisher Gesehenes und...
Placed by Iris in Unterwegs zum Welt bebummeln

back in Lhasa
December 17, 2007 - Lasa, China
So for the past 4 days I've spent a lot of time in a Jeep touring the Tibetan countryside. Tomorrow we get on a train back to Beijing, which is when I plan on updating more fully. Just thought I'd make sure everyone knew I didn't get kidnapped by Sherpas. :) So we're back in Lhasa after traveling to Shigatse, Shigar, and the base camp of Mount...
Placed by Katie Jean in Asian Tour

Lhasa
December 13, 2007 - Lasa, China
Well.. where do I even begin? Tibet is just... incredible. It is going to be very hard to explain, so I can't wait until I can get some pictures up to show you all! Yesterday was our first full day in Lhasa. Waking up I felt absolutely miserable and had a little bit of a cry at breakfast because I was just feeling terrible. Our hotel, the Dekang...
Placed by Katie Jean in Asian Tour

Hong Kong - 10th to 13 Dec
December 13, 2007 - Hong Kong - Kowloon, China
Heading back to Shenzhen today - think 3 days with 2 kids is not enough to see all the sights. If your wallet can afford the hotel costs, we think 6 days would be a better option to get and see everything worth seeing. 10 days if you want some relaxing days in between. We did manage to spend a whole day and evening at Hong Kong Disneyland which...
Placed by Newlyns in Trip to Asia 2007

end of the road in China!
December 11, 2007 - Lasa, China
Well we've officially ended our run of the show in China! The only memorable event in Tianjin for me the rest of the week happened, believe it or not, at the post office. I was with my friend Rocky mailing somethings back to the States when I noticed this older woman was looking at me and smiling a lot. She finally asked me if I spoke Chinese...
Placed by Katie Jean in Asian Tour