Finally I found the time to complete the posts about our trip to China and Tibet. After our visit to Tibet we flew to Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province. Sichuan is of course famous for its delicious and spicy kitchen. Within 30 minutes after our arrival we had a taste of the wonderful […]
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Tibet
Aaaah Tibet. It has always been a dream of mine to visit Tibet someday and it was just as good (and sometimes better) as I wished for. Of course the trip started in the capital Lhasa. Even the trip from the airport to the city center delivered some amazing views on the Himalaya mountains. The […]
Xi’an
As mentioned in the previous post, after Beijing we flew to the “small” city of Xi’an (population of just 8 million). After a good night of rest we visited the ancient city wall. Before we went up the wall, we went to see the daily official opening of the city gate, complete with re-enactment of […]