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When people in Europe think about World War II they think about Hitler the Holocaust. When Americans think about World War II they think about Pearl Harbor and about Hitler and the Holocaust. But there was just as much evil … Continue reading
Train from Qingdao to Jinan
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
Qingdao International Beer Festival
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
Shangri-La, Qingdao
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
Qingdao and Traffic
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
Arrival in Beijing
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
Flight to Beijing
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
Yangtze river dolphin is extinct
The Yangtze river dolphin is [now extinct](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6935343.stm). I really wish the Chinese people had learned from the mistakes we have made in the past, and attempted to steer their boom in ecologically sound ways; but I guess greed is very … Continue reading
Michael About Disneyland
My buddy [Michael](http://vadersfear.pandemonium.de/) also wrote up a [short travelogue](http://vadersfear.pandemonium.de/Docs/DisneyDiary.htm) of his impressions from our stay at Disneyland Paris. He’s also got photos online. I know this is ancient stuff – but I seem to be caught up doing a lot … Continue reading