Harbin Ice Festival 

It’s -20C with the wind blowing from the East. We are hiking through the icy wastelands of China’s most northern Province Capital. Across the frozen river, we reach the Snow Park on a small island where only the name reminds of summer, “sun island”.

What we discover is an amazing world of Ice and Snow; a snow church, 40 meters high, and an entire scenery carved out of snow and frozen ice. As we watch the sunset, the ice becomes illuminated and shows a very colorful side. Hand and foot warmers and warm ginger tea helped to keep us warm. Continue reading “Harbin Ice Festival “

Christmas town

Already last week, we spent the few precious hours of free time at the Shanghai Medieval Christmas Town. A place the aims to resemble a German Christmas Market and seemingly serves as a meeting place for all mixed german chinese couples, whose German partner can say: “Oh look honey, that’s what Christmas in Germany is like”. Continue reading “Christmas town”

DVDs

We stopped by or local shop to buy a few movies. Yes, DVDs are one of the few things that are cheap in Shanghai. Strictly legitimate, of course, judged to the best of our capabilities…