A festival celebrated at WOFLS, the school I worked. Every single class prepared a dancing show. Amazing what work it involved after class: rehearsals and creating costumes. Foreign teachers even took part in and presented a halloween dance! Huge budget dedicated for this event! My class won the fist prize :)))
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It was time to pick up my stuff, left in Putian where I stayed. just a few kilos to carry... a 6 hour journey in... a 24 hours stay in Fuzhou and back... I met Cala and her family, the host/friend, I regularly visited when I worked in Putian.
She organised a trip to a tea house, we had diner at a fish restaurant and lunch in a local restaurant. It was great to see her again! Thanks :))) Once I arrived at Wuhan station, Önder picked me up, we took a taxi. As a national holiday just began, we had to wait over an hour for a taxi! We decided to give another go ... try to learn the language for instance. What do we expect? to get a life here... Önder will be living in Xianning and I will be in Wuhan. 90 minutes away to each other. It is quite close but in reality it wil take 2 to 3 hours ! Let´s go for a second year! Wuhan, located in Hubei province, has about 10, 12 or more inhabitants and has almost a 3500 years old history. It started around 208! I will mention only one episode regarding that topic, see below. A gigantic city which reunited three cities: Hankou (North part of it), Wuhang in the South and Hanyang West side of the city. Yangzte river and Han river crosse the region and Wuhan! In 1258 Mongolians reached the city, which was considered the border to the South, and after several attempts it fell under Kublai Khan´s ruler. At that time Jia Sidao, the Chinese king, offered an annual tribute but Kublai refused to finally accept it. Wuhan - end of the city - Jiangan district A new district - a biotechnology pole, a new experimental area. Xianning A 3 million inhabitant village... yes in China it is considered as a village! Welcome back!
CHINESE - GERMAN MEETING IN COLOGNE 6 BURGER PARTY A 2 DAYS RETREAT By bike it took us 2 hours...no gear and with a city bike. It was quite a challenge as we went up to 300 meters high! A quiet environment before flying to the busy streets of China! Hiking, spa and chilling! A friend gathering before taking off. KAFE-KUCHEN I spent 8 years in Cologne and I did not that this particular cafe serves delicious cake! It was time to try! The last night ... Thanks to Emilie and Elpidio we had the chance to go to the Residence movie. Great movie theater where you are treated like kings... in terms of space, service and atmosphere! We did not have much choice as we already saw two movies on their program. We took the risk to watch "Mother"... well... no comment :(((( Our last meal: a pizza! THANKS TO EVERYONE WE MET WHO HELPED US AND HOSTED US!
How old ?????? Is it worth taking pics with a camera? look at the pictures below... which ones are taken with a camera and a mobile? ALSACE The last days in France, visiting Colmar a city in located in East of France. Historically speaking this region of France is very interesting, as it was a back and forth between Germany and France. After WW2 it went back to France. Culturally speaking they have been influenced by Germans. They speak a dialect that is similar to German and they have a cuisine also pretty German. Alsace is a wine region where you can drink white wine and eat flamekuchen, gingerbread, foie gras and choucroute! Bartholdi was born in Colmar. We could not miss the museum dedicated to his art and life! Beautiful... COLMAR BARTHOLDI When two friends meet... Let´s celebrate! We were invited to a local restaurant where you can select fine cuisine and very good wine! Gifts, laughters and nice atmosphere! Villages near Colmar Castle Haut Koenigsbourg A short trip in the mountains A part of the scenery ... Storks Clap Clap Clap.... Storks are pretty loud... Emblems How to conclude one month in France?
Well.. First thanks to my parents that hosted us for so long! It was an intensive month! eating good food, meeting friends and family! Enjoying France as it should be as a tourist :))) Sedan The biggest fortress in Europe! France and Belgium hike |
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