Qingdao
Qingdao is a beautiful city lying on the cost of the Shandong Province and has about 7 millions inhabitants. Beginning of August we traveled by train – 4 hours – from Jinan to Qingdao. Qingdao is not only famous for its nice beaches...additionally it is very famous for its beer. The very interesting part is that this brewery was founded by Germans. So, since 1903 Qingdao is very busy brewing German beer in China :). Today the Qingdao beer is the most famous one in whole Asia, as well as the most exported beer of Asia. So, as you probably can assume we also had to try some of the Qingdao beer...:)
Traveling with the train in China is a very interesting. Most of the people in China travel with the train…so the trains are often quite crowded…they even standing in the gangway ...playing cards (Chinese people love to warn – means to play). It is always very noisy, due to Chinese people really like to communicate. So, they are either on the cell phone talking or they having loud discussions with other travelers. Additionally, the play loud music during the whole journey...for entertainment.So, all this together is a very nice combination of noises :). Also interesting to see is that most of the Chinese people carry several bags, full of food, with them as provision – obviously they are scared that they could starve during a journey of 4 hours :).
In the train...on our way to Qingdao
Our food...
The first activity...or better the first challenge... after arrival in Qingdao was to find a hotel for four people. Several hours and one coffee later we could finally check in a very nice hotel...of which I unfortunately do only have the following picture from our bathroom:
Made me feel aaaa lot better :)
The first evening we went out eating to a very nice restaurant...named La Villa ...not very Chinese...but the food was very good :) There we meet Lyon, a Chinese friend of Martin. He promptly offered himself to be our personal Qingdao tour guide. Everyone that ever had a Chinese tour guide, probably knows what I’m talking about :): I think his real goal was to get us tired as fast as possible...,so we were most of the time rushing from one place to another....I can’t even remember what exactly we have seen. But here some pictures:
Impressions of Qingdao
First evening with Lyon at the restaurant La Villa
The next day, Qingdao...nice :)
Also in Qingdao...looks somehow familiar :)
More Qingdao...
Qingdao from above...
Fisher man...
A couple trying to fish with an umbrella ...whole new methode :)
Nice view...what can I say :)
Somewhere in Qingdao
Group picture...one of many that day :)
On the Beach
Martin on the beach...hello is there someone?
Melek on the beach taking a picture
Me on the beach
First sea contact in China :)
Some couples queueing for marriage pictures...
...more couples in wedding outfit...there must have been an invasion this day...:)
Juliane, Melek and me
Qingdao beer brewery
Looks very trustful :)
In the brewery
Me and the beer tank :)
In the beer museum
Melek has some difficulties to pic the right beer...:)
Melek and I need a break from sight seeing
Sunday we relaxed at one of the nice Qingdao beaches from our marathon sightseeing tour the day before :). Later the afternoon we had to catch the train back to Jinan :(. All together I have to say Qingdao is a very nice place to visit...so, if you ever come to china...don’t miss it.
The END
On our way home...Daniel and Melek sleeping...sweet dreams :)
Traveling with the train in China is a very interesting. Most of the people in China travel with the train…so the trains are often quite crowded…they even standing in the gangway ...playing cards (Chinese people love to warn – means to play). It is always very noisy, due to Chinese people really like to communicate. So, they are either on the cell phone talking or they having loud discussions with other travelers. Additionally, the play loud music during the whole journey...for entertainment.So, all this together is a very nice combination of noises :). Also interesting to see is that most of the Chinese people carry several bags, full of food, with them as provision – obviously they are scared that they could starve during a journey of 4 hours :).
In the train...on our way to Qingdao
Our food...
The first activity...or better the first challenge... after arrival in Qingdao was to find a hotel for four people. Several hours and one coffee later we could finally check in a very nice hotel...of which I unfortunately do only have the following picture from our bathroom:
Made me feel aaaa lot better :)
The first evening we went out eating to a very nice restaurant...named La Villa ...not very Chinese...but the food was very good :) There we meet Lyon, a Chinese friend of Martin. He promptly offered himself to be our personal Qingdao tour guide. Everyone that ever had a Chinese tour guide, probably knows what I’m talking about :): I think his real goal was to get us tired as fast as possible...,so we were most of the time rushing from one place to another....I can’t even remember what exactly we have seen. But here some pictures:
Impressions of Qingdao
First evening with Lyon at the restaurant La Villa
The next day, Qingdao...nice :)
Also in Qingdao...looks somehow familiar :)
More Qingdao...
Qingdao from above...
Fisher man...
A couple trying to fish with an umbrella ...whole new methode :)
Nice view...what can I say :)
Somewhere in Qingdao
Group picture...one of many that day :)
On the Beach
Martin on the beach...hello is there someone?
Melek on the beach taking a picture
Me on the beach
First sea contact in China :)
Some couples queueing for marriage pictures...
...more couples in wedding outfit...there must have been an invasion this day...:)
Juliane, Melek and me
Qingdao beer brewery
Looks very trustful :)
In the brewery
Me and the beer tank :)
In the beer museum
Melek has some difficulties to pic the right beer...:)
Melek and I need a break from sight seeing
Sunday we relaxed at one of the nice Qingdao beaches from our marathon sightseeing tour the day before :). Later the afternoon we had to catch the train back to Jinan :(. All together I have to say Qingdao is a very nice place to visit...so, if you ever come to china...don’t miss it.
The END
On our way home...Daniel and Melek sleeping...sweet dreams :)
kreim - 15. Aug, 10:10
