Paris, mon amour
Today was the second day in Paris. I know I should have written about my arrival here, but a lot of factors contributed to the complete blog silence. Without entering into too many details, let’s say that tonight’s post will…
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a visit to the Forbidden City
This is the second post in the series about sights in China which I did not have the time to write about when I was still in there. The first post was Along the Great Wall – a description of…
along the Great Wall
This post was long overdue, always in the making and always left for “another time”. Well, what with the weekend around the office corner I finally found the time to write about one of the “must-do” visits in China: a…
3 short video clips shot in Beijing
Before I write a more consistent blog post, probably with some photos as well, I wanted to share these 3 short video clips I had around. The quality is not great, but they are somewhat interesting. prayer wheel at the…
last day in China, going home
Well, all good things must come to an end. Tomorrow at 11:40am I have a flight for Amsterdam then Bucharest. And I do not really hate the fact that I will fly for almost 19 hours (huge layover in Amsterdam)…
transportation by sybway (but not only) in China
This is the second part of the post I have written regarding moving around in Shanghai, Beijing and in-between. If you are more interested about the trains and planes you can get to get from city to city you should…
transportation in Beijing, Shanghai and in-between
The post today is going to have more of an utilitarian purpose. I know when I started to plan for the trip to China I was definitely looking for this kind of info. And while it is true that usually…
from Shanghai to Zhujiajiao
In case you are wondering what the hell is that in the title, it is the name of a small water village near Shanghai. These are old villages that now survive in large part on the buses full of visitors…
second day in Shanghai
This short post is going to be a mere continuation of Lost in Shanghai, mostly bringing a few more pictures. Yesterday, because of the very late hour I couldn’t complete the photo album, so now this can be seen as…
lost in Shanghai
As I wrote in a previous post, last night was to be spent on the train from Beijing to Shanghai. And this is exactly what happened. I traveled “soft sleeper” and slept like a baby. Or a tourist who walks…
preparing to leave Beijing
Well, tomorrow I am leaving Beijing to go to Shanghai. I am already panicked that I missed a lot of the sights – some really beautiful like the Summer Palace, some just for the experience of it like Mao’s pickled…
visiting the Temple of Heaven
Today brings you a largish set of photos from an excursion to the Temple of Heaven. This is a very nice temple in southeastern Beijing, with different pagodas, pavilions and gardens scattered on a pretty big area. While it is…
rambling in Beijing
This post, until I put my brain back on track, is going to be a mix of impressions and thoughts regarding Beijing. It also has some photos, but there is no real connection. Just something for everyone. So, without further…
first day in Beijing
Still fighting an awesome jetlag, I try to post a bit more on what I did yesterday. Also this time – there are some photos. Taking up where I left in the previous post – at the hostel. I am…
flying to Beijing
Today I will try to catch up with last two days events – mostly arriving to Beijing and first day spent here wondering at the strangeness of this city. But first things first: the flight from Bucharest to Amsterdam (by…
travel website – Tripit
I started using TripIt to organize my trips. This website has a few nice features, among them nice graphic organization in a chronological order of flights, transportation, lodging, maps, directions, etc. However, the greatest strength is the easy import of…
another day, another photo album
As you are probably accustomed already, I try to upload from time to time a new photo album to Picasa and here. This time there is a mix of photos from New York, Rome and Toledo included. And even one…
Easter Bunny brings you more photos
I finally managed to setup my laptop to also use my Philips LCD, and Lightroom is pretty happy with this change. Now I can enjoy multi-monitor features – and the truth is that it is a pretty nice improvement. I…
more photos for your enjoyment
Today brings a new set of photos that I just finished to post-process. I know that I should probably just upload one huge set and then let you enjoy them, but remember that the blog name is “bits and bobs”.…
Bradt guides special offer
Today I received an interesting e-mail, with a promotion from GeckoGo for Bradt guidebooks. I am in no way affiliated with either Bradt or GeckoGo, but I still found this offer pretty appealing.