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This video is from a walk along the pleasant Qianhai Lake in central Beijing, and the nearby area. According to Wikipedia Shichahai is a historic...
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VIDEO – China – Beijing (5) Hutong
This video is from a redeveloped hutong neighbourhood in Beijing. Although quite new, they have the atmosphere of how people used to live in ancient...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (4) Great Wall at Mutianyu
This is a video from the Great Wall at Mutianyu. It is a restored section and very popular on a day trip from Beijing. According to Wikipedia,...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (3) Cloisonne factory
Here is a video from a cloisonné factory and store outside of Beijing. This is a technique for decorating metalwork objects with coloured materiel....
Beijing and the Great Wall
Read about some early impressions from Beijing, and then about a visit to the Great Wall. I had flashbacks to the last time I was in Beijing, more...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (2) Yonghe Lama Temple
This is a video from the Yonghe Lama Temple in central Beijing with its temple buildings, incense urns and worshippers. According to Wikipedia the...
On the train from Mongolia to Beijing
We were on a train from Mongolia to Beijing. After a very long stop at the border for passport checks and a change of wheels, we could finally leave...
VIDEO – China – Beijing (1) Ritan Park
This is a video from the peaceful Ritan Park in Beijing, on an early morning visit along Tai Chi Chuan practitioners. According to Wikipedia the...
VIDEO – China – Landscape
This video is from a northern China landscape to the tunes of the national anthem of China. Filmed from the train on the Trans-Siberian (-Mongolian)...
Pictures from Mongolia
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Mongolia, the result of a trip to different parts of the country. If you look up my articles from...
On the train from Mongolia to the Chinese border
A train from Mongolia to the Chinese border took us from Ulaanbaatar across the Gobi desert and a prolonged wait on the border for a change of...
VIDEO – Mongolia – Landscape
This is a video from a landscape in eastern Mongolia, and includes the tunes of beautiful Mongolian music. It was filmed from the train on the...
VIDEO – Mongolia – The Gobi desert
This video from the Gobi desert in Mongolia was filmed from the train on the railway from Ulaanbaatar to the Chinese border. It is accompanied by...
A day in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
On a day in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, we went to the Sukhbaatar Square, a Buddhist monastery, the Royal Palace, a folklore show and we...
VIDEO – Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar – Sukhbaatar Square
This is a video from Sukhbaatar Square, the central square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. It was shot on the National Childrens Day, June 1st. First...
VIDEO – Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar – Buddhist monastery
This video is from a Buddhist monastery called the Gandantegchinleng Khiid. It is an important, active and central monastery in Mongolia's capital...
VIDEO – Mongolia – Ger
This is a video from inside and outside a Mongolian Ger. It is a traditional portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling....
The Gorkhi Terelj National Park in Mongolia
Well! Not bad to come to Mongolia, some of the remotest imaginable of all inland countries. We first went to the Gorkhi Terelj National Park. This...
VIDEO – Mongolia – Ankle bone shooting
This video shows a group of Mongolian men practising indoors for the national championship in ankle bone shooting. According to Wikipedia Shagai...
Pictures from Russia
This is a collection of pictures from Russia, the result of a trip in 2011 to Moscow and across the country on the Trans-Siberian. If you look...
VIDEO – Russia – Trans-Siberian Railway
This is a video from the Trans-Siberian Railway (actually Trans-Mongolian) from Moscow to Ulaanbaatar. It shows life on board, the stations, and the...
The Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Mongolia
This is a story from the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Mongolia. Read about the days on the train, four and a half days continuously on the...
VIDEO – Russia – Lake Baikal
This video from Lake Baikal is shot from the train on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Lake Baikal is no. 754 on UNESCO's World Heritage List. According...
World Heritage #0754 – Lake Baikal
This huge lake in Siberia, Lake Baikal, is a natural phenomenon, but is also of big cultural importance to the Russians. The UNESCO World Heritage...
VIDEO – Russia – Moscow – Kremlin
This video is from the magnificent religious and secular buildings and treasures of the Moscow Kremlin. "Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow" is no. 545...
More attractions in Moscow
We spent a couple of days to seek out more attractions in Moscow. A cruise on the Moskva River, the Gorky Park, the Kremlin and even more....
World Heritage #1097 – Novodevichy Convent
The Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent is a convent in the middle of Moscow which doubled as a fortress. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes...
VIDEO – Russia – Moscow – Metro
This is a video from the Moscow metro. It is one of the world's most famous, and must certainly be the one with the most beautiful stations. Here is...
VIDEO – Russia – Moscow – Moskva River
This is a video from the Moskva River (Moscow). Cruising on a river boat is a relaxing way to see some of the major sights in the Russian capital....
World Heritage #0657 – Sergiev Posad
Sergiev Posad is an important Russian Orthodox pilgrimage site as well as being the residence of the head of this church for centuries. The UNESCO...
