Ueruemqi to Beijing



Our son Thomas is having fun




in the open sleeper




Our train, Ürümqi to Beijing, China, May 2009

Ürümqi is the capital from Xinjiang. About 3,700 kilometers by rail to Beijing. Around 48 hours on the train. We had a great time getting close to the Chinese people.

Linked to ABC Wednesday. C is for China. And for Couchsurfing in China. We had a great time in Ürümqi staying in the flat from a young man, spending two fantastic days together, exploring the city and eating the best local food. And he helped us to buy a ticket for this train, so it was easy.
Next time the letter C will be Couchsurfing. Such a great way to travel. Today it is to late.
Ürümqi is Ueruemqi is Urumqi is Wulumuqi.

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Breakthrough

Linked to Straight Out Of the Camera Sunday

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Together

Thomas and I, May 2011

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Grizzly Lake

Grizzly Lake, Yellostone National Park, Wyoming, USA, August 2009

We camped at the backcountry campsite 1C2 one mile away from the lake. The end of a four days hike. Beautiful and wild.

Linked to Weekend Reflections

“Twenty years from now ...



We are going by bus, in the north of Kenya, between Marsabit and Moyale on the way to Ethiopia, May 2010



Andreas is watching

... you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
– Mark Twain –

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In an Canadian Cafe

Coquitlam, BC, Canada, June 2009

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B is for ...

Tabatinga, Brazil, February 2010

I'm buying bread in a small bakery in Brazil, in Tabatinga on the Amazon, at the corner from Colombia and Peru.
Linked to ABC Wednesday and the letter is B as bold

I usually use Lightroom, but it makes my Computer so slow, so I'm trying Picasa today for the first time. What do you use?

Web master

German Spider, around 5 cm long

I have no idea what kind of spider it is

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Dead tree



Yellowstone Nationalpark, August 2009, USA

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Cartagena

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, December 2009

Linked to Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Half-timbered house

Waltrop 2011

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Street light, lamppost, street lamp, light standard, lamp standard or

Straßenlaterne, on my way to work, Bochum (Germany), January 2012

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Neighbourhood sky watch

January 2012

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Which way do you go?

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa, March 2010

We took the roads north bound. Our start for Africa over land. From Cape Town to Alexandria. This was a part from our two years around this globe.

I forgot to mention that we came from Buenos Aires by plane.

"The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are." Samuel Johnson

I like this kind of signposts.

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Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 2010

in the bus

 

This is the street Bernardo de Irigoyen


We stayed a couple of days in a home in this street. We met our host through couchsurfing.org  "A fascinating way to meet engaging people face to face and share a meal, a story, or a home. It is "the world’s largest travel community".



This A for Argentina is my contribution to ABC Wednesday

Blurry morning

7.30 today, on my way to work, the regional train (S-Bahn), Dortmund station

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Sundays last light



Today was a cold and sunny day. And this is the view from the playground.



Tetrahedron

"Spurwerkturm"

The lookout tower "Spurwerkturm" is a cultural monument in Waltrop. Located on top of the abandoned mine "Zeche Waltrop" and build from wood which was inside the mine. The Ruhr region is famous for this kind of landmarks.

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Where should I look?

On the way to Sossusvlei, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia, March 2010.

Linked to Sky Watch Friday and linked to Weekend Reflections.

Boulders Beach

Boulders Beach, Cape Peninsula, South Africa, February 2010

That's were the famous African Penguin colony is living.

Thomas at the swimming beach, usually the penguins are at the next beach ...

... or on the rocks

Andreas and I enjoyed the calm bay with a swim, for sure after watching the penguins.

Linked to Watery Wednesday

Dallas Ranch in Zambia

We were allowed to sleep in our tent, in front of the ranch

Somewhere between Livingstone and Lusaka, Zambia, April 2010

This friendly man works for the ranch and has his house close to the entrance. Thomas played with his little son.
That's the way we traveled in the rural areas in Africa from CapeTown (South Africa) to Nairobi (Kenya). In the big cities we did couchsurfing.
Linked to ABC Wednesday, Z is todays letter.
Linked to signs, signs.

“Nothing is older than yesterday’s newspaper”

"We all know that the purpose of yesterday's newspapers, however excellent they are, is to wrap up fish. "

And what about todays newspaper? Do you read one daily?

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Cabbage

At the market

You may have seen this here before

Namibia, March 2010

That's the original from my former blog title.
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Down town

Pedestrian area, Dortmund, March 2011

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Morning view from our tent

Just outside the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Sossusvlei Area, Namibia, March 2010

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Gravel road

Maltahöhe, gravel road for the next 100 kilometers

On the way to the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia



March 2010

If you like to watch a video from this trip

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“Make things as simple as possible but no simpler.”



The quote is from Albert Einstein.

This is my contribution to ABC Wednesday. The letter today is Y and stands for Year 2012.
And yes, for Yellow.

S-Bahn

S-Bahn (s-train), Dortmund, December 2011

Every working day I use the S-Bahn. And I like it. The new trains go quite and normally they are not crowded. I get a seat and like to read in a book. When the book is good, I have to watch out, I ones missed my destination Bochum-Langendreer.
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Happy New 2012 and Favorite Photo from 2011



On the Amazon between Manaus and Belem, Brazil. February 2010

Thank you for all your views and great comments. This blogging year was awesome, fun, learning and so inspirational.

My favorite photo from last year is this one. I like it because of the people and their action.
Some more Amazon shots in this post.
The most views got the post rainforest. The most comments the sky from "Before the rain #2"
And I do love this people walk in the street - in a hurry in black & white.
Looking for a nice Sunset on the Amazon

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Linked to Thursday Challenge