Schlagwort: Travel

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2012 China – Intro

Travelogue of a 2000 km tour through China in May-June 2012. Due to a business stay I had some days to travel around in China with starting point Dalian. The question arose at the beginning, where to go and what is feasible in which time. Originally the route was supposed to run further west, but was discarded due to lack of time. A detour to inner Mongolia was also rejected, as the return would have to take place on the same route. So I decided for maximum day trips of about 300 – 500 km with the destination Shanghai in nine days.

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2012 China – Day 1 – 31.05.2012 – Xingcheng

Around 0700 got up, surfed and had breakfast (boiled eggs 2x, bamboo shoots, fried rice, which also contained ham). The coffee machine had only hot water, but I took it with me. A slice of white bread with jam for a total of 12Y. Afterwards I took a shower and checked out. There was sun and the temperature was about 24°C. First I got some cigarettes and a lighter down at the hotel. The saleswoman had not understood me first, because I had pointed at the cigarettes and then at the lighter. The whole thing cost 11Y. The lighter for 1Y, the cigarettes for 10Y. The cigarettes had only 0.8mg nicotine, which was once sold as lights 15 years ago, because they had only half as much nicotine as normal cigarettes. The first lighter had lasted only three days until it disintegrated into all parts, long before the gas was gone.

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2011 Morocco – Intro

Travelogue of a tour through Morocco in January 2011. Due to a spontaneous idea the flight and a hostel for Marrakech were booked cheap in November. On the spot we should finally see where we are going. The destination should be cheap, warm and culturally diverse. Unfortunately, the tour had to take place alone, which has certain advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, one does not have to pay attention to the sensitivities of someone, on the other hand, one cannot share great experiences and impressions.

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2012 China – Day 2 – 01.06.2012 – Xingcheng

Risen around 0800. The yelping dog of the night had been replaced by a younger yelping dog. The window didn’t close, but it didn’t disturb. Luckily I had bought cappu before, so there was something like coffee to drink. The shower was in the bathroom without any limitations, so I wet the whole bathroom. Before I had to wait forever until hot water came. In the hotel I heard as good as nobody. I paid downstairs for another day and went towards the station to buy a ticket to Tianjin. Two counters had opened and before it there was a large crowd, which was worked off however quite fast. With the help of the LP I could buy a card without problems.

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2015 USA – Day 2 – White Sands / White Sands Missile Range

V2 rocket at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Landscape at the White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA
Landscape at the White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA
Landscape at the White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA
Landscape in New Mexico, USA
Trinitite at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Trinitite at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Trinitite at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
A box with Trinitite at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Wernher von Braun at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
V2 buidling at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Landscape at the White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA
V2 rocket at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Street scene in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
V2 rocket at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Fat man atomic bomb casing at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
An old telescope to follow rocket lauches at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Different rockets at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Exponat at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Landscape at the White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA
Entrance of the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Landscape near White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Nike Hercules Missile sign at a rest stop near White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA
Rest stop near White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, USA

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White Sands National Park, located in southern New Mexico, is a unique and otherworldly destination that is home to the world’s largest gypsum dune field. The park’s stark white sands stretch for 275 square miles and are a sight to behold. The park is a popular destination for tourists and outdoor enthusiasts alike, and offers a wide range of activities and experiences.

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2011 Morocco – Day 1 – Marrakech

Around 0730 public transport was used to get to the airport FKB. First tram, then tram again, then bus. Relatively cumbersome but without problems. The winter had settled now also in Baden and everywhere lay snow and of course it was cold. At check-in my backpack was 8.5 kg. So I could have taken something with me. But I didn’t need any more as it should turn out later. Around 0930 the plane took off for Girona. Cloud cover pierced and already times little sun again after long time see.

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2010 Barcelona – Day 1

I woke up around 0300. Actually I first had to get up around 0500, the worse were the following two hours, which I had spent on one side, then throwing on the other side in bed to wake up sometime and look at the clock. 0456 that’s the way it always comes, it was clear. Coffee made and terribly trembled, because the heating only starts automatically around 0600. A short look in front of the door brought the result that it was not white outside as expected. On the evening before it had started to snow, which luckily did not remain, because the temperature was about 0°. Something in the net surfed and on Telepolis the newest messages read. With DE it goes further and further downhill. Then the morning toilet finished, read on and packed my stuff into the bigger AMI backpack. Heaters set to 10°C again, time to get off to the train. Two stations from Söllingen station to Berghausen Stadium, where Peter my nice wise driver was already waiting for me.

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2012 China – Day 3 – 02.06.2012 – Tianjin

I got up without any problems around 0430. After the shower I packed my stuff, threw the network cable behind the table and left the room. Outside it was already bright and hardly anything was going on. More was already going on at the station. Numerous travellers waited in the waiting room. Since two trains should depart shortly behind each other I asked one next to me if this is already the boarding procedure. He said no, but shortly afterwards again yes, because both trains arrive at the same time. On the platform I had to wait 10 minutes until the other train left. That was a bit pointless.

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