I love to travel! Different places. Different food. Different people. Different cultures. It's just incredibly fun to explore and discover! So far, I haven't travelled nearly enough. I plan to make up for it though and travel my ass off (you know, once I have some more money)!
Luckily, I have been to a few places the last couple of years...
2010: China
2011: Copenhagen
2012: Budapest
2013: Gent
2014: Bali & The Gili Islands (by myself, for a whole month!)
2016: Rome
2010: China
2011: Copenhagen
2012: Budapest
2013: Gent
2014: Bali & The Gili Islands (by myself, for a whole month!)
2016: Rome
- ROME -
2016
Coming soon!
- BALI & THE GILI ISLANDS -
2014
Click here to read about my month in Bali and the Gili Islands.
- BUDAPEST -
2012
2012
- COPENHAGEN -
2011
- CHINA -
2010
SHANGHAI
In October 2010, my mom and I went on an amazing trip through China. We travelled from Shanghai to Beijing and visited several cities along the way. Here are a few photos (ehm, okay, a lot of photos, way too many probably... here is your chance, run away while you can!).
SHANGHAI
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The Jade Buddha Temple
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TONGLI
Tongli is an adorable little city, not (yet) taken over by massive modern buildings, which is becoming increasingly unique in China since the Chinese people have little regard for historic value and prefer modern architecture instead.
YICHANG
Walking on a country-road in the small town of Yichang (with 'only' 4 million people, which is small for Chinese standards):
YANGTZE RIVER
'Sailing' down the Yangtze river
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| Three Gorges Dam |
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| Three Gorges Dam |
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| Shennong Stream |
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| Shennong Stream |
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| Shennong Stream |
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| Shennong Stream |
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| Shennong Steam - Hanging coffin... look closely! |
Due to the Three Gorges Dam, this area became flooded with water. Now, tourism is the main source of income. The traditional boatmen (usually several generations of men from one family work on one boat together) now row their boats filled with tourists across the Shennong Stream. They used to do their work naked, but that's not considered appropriate anymore with the tourists and all.
FENGDU
City of Ghosts (and a million stairs!)
City of Ghosts (and a million stairs!)
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| Fengdu |
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| Fengdu - View from the top |
CHONGQING
The city of 30 million (!) people
The city of 30 million (!) people
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| Arriving by boat in Chongqing |
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| The zoo - Known for its panda's |
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| Traditional 'hanging houses' |
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| An old neighbourhood in the middle of the city |
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| Dancing on People's Square |
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| Dancing on People's Square |
XIAN
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| The Hanyangling Museum - An archaeological site similar to the Terracotta Army, only smaller |
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| The Small Goose Pagoda |
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| Terracotta Army |
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| Terracotta Army |
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| Terracotta Army |
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| Terracotta Army |
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| The Xian Great Mosque |
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| The Xian Great Mosque |
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| The Xian Great Mosque |
BEIJING
Inside one of the buildings (Wanfuge, the Ten-Thousand-Happiness Pavilion) stands a gigantic Buddha statue. It is said to be carved out of a single trunk of white sandalwood. It is 8 meters deep underground, 18 meters high above the ground and 8 meters in width. It is painted gold and colourfully decorated. I can tell you, it is extremely impressive to see!
At night we went for a walk through Wangfujing street, home of the strange foods:
A rainy day at the Forbidden City:
The Temple of Heaven:
The Great Wall (which, as I have learned, is actually not so much 'a wall' as there are many walls):
The Summer Palace:
Travelling by riksja through a Hutong. Hutongs are a traditional type of neighbourhood in Beijing. The government has torn most of them down by now, especially before the Olympics, but this one is protected.
Walking around in the city:
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| Jingshan Park (where you can climb up to get a great view of the Forbidden City) |
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