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Pictures from our April trip to Heligoland (aka “Helgoland” in German): Basically we took the Halunder Jet from Hamburg to Heligoland and returned the same evening. It was quite a fun trip, if I may say so myself.
After several days in Qingdao checked out of the [Shangri-La hotel](/2007/09/02/shangri-la-qingdao/) and traveled to our next destination, Beijing. However, we would do so by train to see a little of the countryside. Since it’s quite a distance from Qingdao to … Continue reading
The day after I arrived in Qingdao, my hosts decided to do me some good and brought me to the Qingdao International Beer Festival. 12498 The Beer Festival was a marketing gimmick invented by the Tsingtao brewery. Tsingtao beer, if … Continue reading
A quick hotel review: We are staying in the Shangri-La hotel, in Qingdao. The rooms are surprisingly expensive (I booked for 95 Euro/night plus taxes; 50 Euro more buys you a feather bed sheet and a view towards the ocean … Continue reading
12483Qingdao is a coastal city east of Beijing. It used to be a fishing village until the Germans arrived and set up a colonial garrison. One of my great-grandfathers actually volunteered to go to China with the Imperial expedition force … Continue reading
The Air China flight to Beijing was very uneventful, if relatively comfortable. It arrived in Beijing on time. Even before the arrival, the airline prepares their passengers for the immigration formalities by handing out the appropriate forms and showing instructional … Continue reading
12450 So the big day came. I went to the airport – almost too late, because I had remembered the departure time incorrectly by 30 minutes. My taxi driver then drove me to the wrong terminal (I had told him … Continue reading
So I am still a geek without a notebook. I am sorry. And honestly I was having too much fun to update my blogs. I write these entries as I am sitting in the Phuket JW Mariott resort. I am … Continue reading
A ["Skywalk"](http://www.grandcanyonskywalk.com/) has been built at the [Grand Canyon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon) in America, the [BBC reports](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6469941.stm). The structure reaches 20m over the rim of the Grand Canyon – and is built [1219m above the canyon's floor](http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6469941.stm#map).
Well, yesterday’s [booking problem](/2007/06/13/china-2007-problems-before-departure/) was only temporary and I just bought my ticket. China, here I come! – Well, in two months.
