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mandag den 10. august 2015

Beijing - Day three

The Temple of Heaven


People in the park were doing all kinds of activities - Like on this picture: playing badminton
Activities like boardgames were an attraction as well

I walked into a photoshoot of a newlywed couple. Red is the most used color for the dresses in China



Today I felt like something should be done and therefor I went to the Temple of Heaven where you can pray for good harvest and some other stuff. The temple is places in a huge park where hundreds of activities is going on. People playing badminton without nets - some people did sweat quite a lot because they were so enthusiastic about their game - while others dance in pairs with a ball they throw up in the air to their partner and some did dance to live music. 

I first arrived at the temple where you pray for a good harvest while the rest of the park invites you to different stops on your way which is more beautiful than the one before. The Seven Star Stones is also a stop on the way and it was a beautiful sight. I came across this beautiful 500 year old tree which had a rutine when you came close to it:
You had to walk around it while waving at the tree - It would give you great fortune.

fredag den 7. august 2015

Beijing - Beihai Park

This morning I got myself some flipflops. I did only bring my hiking boots and they had giving me a lot of blisters on my feet so I needed to get out of them. But.. Unfortunately when it is 35-40 degrees outside and everything on you is sweating I got blisters where the flipflops touched the top of my feet so I was kind of doomed walking around but never the less I did get out.

The first thing I walked into today was the Nation Centre of Performance Art and the building was absolutely amazing if you look at it architecturally. It did not cost me much to go see the building inside and there were a lot to see and experience. Even a pianist was playing in the big hall and the sound was just beautiful.

The National Centre of Performance Art


The National Centre of Performance Art from the inside
The floor alone is art! You get the feeling of being welcome, being very small and at the same time unwelcome because you do not feel fancy enough with shorts, t-shirt and flipflops on. You are able to go to the 5th floor where you will get a good view of the building and the outside of the building.

-- Selfies from the National Centre of Performance Art --


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On my way from the National Centre of Performance Art I got to the Zhongshan Park which it the park that is connected to the Forbidden City. I did not have time to explore this part of the Forbidden City so I went for a walk in the park. It did not cost me much to got into the park and it was quite nice to see all the boats floating around. If only it was big enough so I did not have to run into people all the time but with 21 million people just located in Beijing you will not get much privacy. 



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When I got out of the Zhongshan Park I walked along the wall that keep intruders out from the Forbidden City and all the way to the north end of the city. Here I was able to see and then easily find my way to the Beihai Park and all of that because of the very well-known, white buddhist tower on top of a hill. 

The entrance fee was 20¥ and an extra 10¥ to get up to the white buddhist tower. It is not possible to get up there if you are in any way unable to walk on stairs - however the rest of the park is available. 
I did go all the way to the top and on my way up to the highest pit-stop there were 3 or 4 pit-stops on the way where I was able to buy a piece of red wood where I could write a prayer or a wish on and then hang it among all the other wishes and prayers. On the top of the hill I got to see the white buddhist tower up close - I was a bit disappointed not to be able to get into this thing but that is how it is. The way down from the top was easy.







torsdag den 6. august 2015

Beijing - Day one

I arrived at Beijing the 2nd of July and I did not get much sleep on the airplanes - you know.. With all the movies and games on the screen right in front of you the temptation on staying awake is hard to resist - so when I arrived at the hostel I had booked before take off I crashed into my bed and slept for 16 hours and that did not even feel like enough rest. I was up very early though to go to the Forbidden City (The Forbidden City post). My hostels lokation was a 10 minute walk from the Tiananmen Square so there was no problems in walking to the place. I came across some cool places:

Right before the Qianmen Dajie

Meishi Jie not far from my Hostle

Shopping on Qianmen Dajie

The entrance of Qianmen Dajie

Shopping on Qianmen Dajie

Shopping on Dazhalan Jie

Silk Market on Dazhalan Jie


The first food in 20 hours and of course my breakfast of the 3rd of July - Dumblings! Yummy
After a lot of fun around the streets of where I lived and after visiting the Forbidden City I found this shop where everything was cheap. It is kind of like "Tiger" vi have in Denmark - just cheaper.

I have to tell this one little thing before I keep telling you about the China trip:
Selfies and stuff including taking selfies is far from my style. I do not take a lot of selfies my self and definitely not in public. When I do take a selfie I am in my room or totally alone in my parents house and I would never in my life buy anything that can help me take a selfie.
One with the story..

Never say never... I keep running into these kinds of situations where I stop and think something like "once I said that I would never use/buy/do this thing that I am doing now". And this is one of them because I did go buy a selfie-stick and to be even more outrageous about the situation I bought it in pink. The thing was U G L Y but since I was unable to ask anyone and I did not have anyone with me I had to get this stick to get some good pictures of myself on my solo travel to China.

-- Some of my "famous" selfies --



torsdag den 14. maj 2015

Long time no see

It has been a long time since I last put up a blogpost. It has been too long.
The reason for that is.. I have not had anything to report to you. What a scandal. Never the less I am back and I am back with some exciting news!
I AM LEAVING FOR BEIJING IN JULY

Yup.. You heard right. I have planned this for a couple of months already and I am very excited to share this new with all of you. I have been in touch with Chinese people on a website where you can chat with people from all around the world to get inside facts and recommendations.
The website is very easy and people will be quick to contact you. You can setup some requirements about what language you want to learn and you can search for specific places or cities that you might have an interest in or maybe even travelling to at some point.

The website is: Interpals' website. Go check it out. And if you are already there and want my name then go add me: My Profile.

That was a bit of a digress..
My plans for the trip to Beijing is kind of big. I am not only going to Beijing. After a chat with a guy from Interpals who live in Beijing he convinced me to travel to Shanghai as well. I can go by train and spend a couple of days there. At least that is what I am planning to do.
I am going to stay in Beijing for 15 days. Amazing, hu?

My plans so far is to visit:
Beijing:

  • The Forbidden City
  • Dongcheng District
  • Yong He Gong Lamasery
  • Temple of Confucius
  • Tian'anmen Sqaure
  • Zhongshan Park
  • Temple of Earth
  • Jingshan Park
  • Beijing Gulou and Zhonglou
  • Zhihua Si Temple
  • Donghuamen Night Market
  • Xicheng District
  • Gongwang Fu (Prince Gong's Recidence)
  • Miaoying Temple
  • Hutong
  • Beihai Park
  • White Cloud Temple
  • Chongwen District
  • Temple of Heaven
  • Beijing Chaoyang Park
  • Temple of the Sun
  • Fahai Temple
  • Badachu Park
  • Summer Palace
  • Niujie Mosque
  • Silk Street
  • Panjiayuan
  • Ming Dynasty Tombs
  • Great wall

Shanghai:


  • Pudong
  • Oriental Pearl Tower
  • The Bund
  • Customs House
  • Shanghai World Financial Center
  • Shanghai Club Building
  • Peace Hotel
  • Old Bank of China
  • Jade Buddha Temple
  • Nanjing Road
  • Yuyuan Garden
  • Xintiandi
  • Wen Miao
  • Jin Mao Tower
  • Longhua Temple
  • Zhujiajiao
  • Minhang District
  • Shanghai ghetto
  • City God Temple
  • People's Square
  • Jing'an Temple
  • St. Ignatius Cathedral

I am really looking forward to this. Of course I do not know everywhere I want to go. I have about 5 more days besides all of the planned days to go explore a little bit more on my own in Beijing. 3 days in Shanghai and the rest in Beijing.. At least that is what I am planning to to.
I was recommended to go to Xian but I have not decided yet if I am going. 

If you have been to Beijing or have some inside knowledge about the place and what is good or bad you are more than welcome to put in a comment below!! I want to know about all the things that you can do for fun and even eat in Beijing and Shanghai.

All the love - Luna

fredag den 2. august 2013

Amsterdam & a Gay Pride kick start


Amsterdam, byen med flotte kanaler, husbåde og vindskæve huse ved kanalerne.
Vi tog alle til Amsterdam fordi vi skulle mødes med Willemien, som skulle være vores guide.

Godt at vide:
Når du skal til Amsterdam, fra hvilken som helst by (vil jeg tro), kan du kun købe billet ved Billet Kontoret, og kun med kontanter. De har lavet meget om igennem årene, og dette er en af dem

We gik direkte til kanalbådene til at starte med, for at få et andet perspektiv af byen, og desuden er bådene en rigtig god måde at få set byen på. Det koster 9 euro for en voksen og kun 5 for et barn. Turen vare en time, og vær klar på, at der er varmt inde i båden, da den er overdækket. I båden er der højtalere, og i bådene snakker de både hollandsk, tysk, engelsk og fransk.

*Amsterdam, the city with all the beautify canals, houseboats and cock-eyed houses along the canals.
We all went to Amsterdam to meet up with Willemien once again because she was going to be our guide for today.

Good to know:
When you are going to Amsterdam, from any city (I imagine) you can only buy a ticket from the Ticket Office and only with cash. They have changed a lot of things the past years and this is one of them.

We headed to the canalboats at first, just to get a different look at the city, and the canals is a great way to do that. It costs 9 euros pr. adult, only 5 pr. child and the trip lasts one hour. In the boats there are speakers and they speak dutch, german, english and french. It was unimaginably hot in the boat because it was roofed but you come by a lot of beautiful places.






Efter bådturen gik vi rundt i De 9 Gader. Amalie og jeg gik også lidt alene rundt i området. Vi kom forbi Gay Monument tæt ved Anne Franks hus, og vi var begge rigtig glade for, ikke at skulle stå og bage i den lange kø, som går ind til museet. Efter et frokost hvil i skyggen af et træ, lige ned til en af kanalerne, valgte vi alle at tage til Eye, som er en ø tæt ved Amsterdam Central Station. Det er gratis at komme derover. Didde og hendes veninde tog hjem, da de ikke havde det så godt.

* After the boat trip we walked around in the 9 streets. We split up and Amalie and I just wondered around as much as possible. We ended up at the Gay Monument and at Anne Franks house. The line was very long and luckily for us we did not have to stand there and wait. The weather was so hot today and after lunch in the shadow from a tree, by the canal we went for the island Eye. It is free to get to the island Didde and her friend went back home because they did not feel good.








På Eye slog vi os ned ved en container cafe, med en lille strand tæt ved hvor både Willemien, min far, min mor, Amalie og jeg sprang i for at blive kølet af, og det var bare fantastisk efter en lang varm dag inde i byen. Efter at have hoppet i vandet nogle gange satte vi os ned, nød en øl og blev tørre i vinden og af solen. Vi var ved den fine cafe i nogle timer, og så tog Amalie og jeg ind til byen igen for at dufte lidt til alt hashosen der kommer ud fra de små coffieshops.

* On the Eye we went to a container cafe with a sort of beach where both Willemien, my dad, mother, Amalie and I went for a swim in the water. After a hot day like today we were so happy to get cooled down. After a few jumps into the water we had a beer and sat on the side and got dry in the wind. It was very nice. We were here for more than two hours and Amalie and I went to Amsterdam city again just to look around and smell all the hash from the coffieshops. 



Da Amalie og jeg kom hjem, var der en mindre gay pride fest i gang, i midten af Amersfoort, som vi selvfølgelig gik hen til for at opleve. Selv efter aftensmad gik vi derhen, denne gang med Didde og hendes veninde, hvor vi dansede, snakkede med søde homoseksuelle folk og havde en masse sjov.

When we arrived home there were a smaller Gay Pride thing going on in the middle of Amersfoort so we went there of course, after dinner too with Didde and her friend. We danced, talked with a lot of gays, had fun and came home and went straight to bed. Almost ;)

Over and out