Jumps tagged Paris Shanghai 2010
Jumping at Shanghai World Expo 2010
๐จ๐ณ Shanghai, china
It was my first time at a World Expo, and I can definitely recommend it! Spending your day(s) going from one pavilion to another, collecting stamps from each...
Jumping in Shanghai
๐จ๐ณ Shanghai, china
Shanghai is very different from Beijing. It is much more of a western-like city with its impressive skyscrapers and diverse population. It is also a perfect...
Jumping in Hilton Shanghai
๐จ๐ณ Shanghai, china
When applying for a Chinese visa, you need to provide proof of residence in China, among many other papers, at least for part of your trip. The easiest way...
Jumping in Sanya's "Tropical Paradise"
๐จ๐ณ Sanya, china
After our crazy days in Beijing, our plan was to go to Shanghai for the World Expo. We wanted to claim to the world that we had traveled from Paris to...
Jumping in the Forbidden City
๐จ๐ณ Beijing, china
The Forbidden City is at the very heart of the Chinese capital. It was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, and...
Jumping in Beijing's Summer Palace
๐จ๐ณ Beijing, china
What's great about staying at hostels is that you meet many fellow travelers. People like you who are wandering the world, driven by their curiosity towards...
Jumping on the Great Wall
๐จ๐ณ Great Wall, china
The Great Wall is really stunning, and is definitely a must-see in China. Its construction started as early as the 5th century BC and spanned until the 16th...
Jumping in front of Mao Zedong
๐จ๐ณ Beijing, china
At the heart of Beijing, on the south wall of the Forbidden City, stands the famous portrait of Mao Zedong. Mao oversees the huge Tiananmen Square. The...
Jumping in Datong
๐จ๐ณ Datong, china
Finally! After five hours at the Chinese border, we had to change the carriage bogies again (just like we did back in Belarus, which seemed ages ago). After...
Jumping in Sainshand
๐ฒ๐ณ Sainshand, mongolia
And back on the Trans-Mongolian, this time in the direction of China! The picture below was taken at one of the few Mongolian stops, in Sainshand (ะกะฐะนะฝัะฐะฝะด),...
Jumping around Kharkhorin
๐ฒ๐ณ Kharkhorin, mongolia
Kharkhorin (Mongolian: ะฅะฐัั ะพัะธะฝ) was the former capital of Mongolia back in the 13th century. The Mongols being nomadic people, left nothing from this...
Jumping in Terelj National Park
๐ฒ๐ณ Terelj National Park, mongolia
After a day in Ulaanbaatar, relaxing, walking around the (tiny) capital and, most importantly, eating like crazy, we were ready to start a 4-day tour around...
Jumping in Naushki, first Trans-Mongolian jump
๐ท๐บ Naushki, russia
Last moments in Russia! After 10 days of intense train-ing in Russia, we arrived at the end of this first journey and we were fully ready for Mongolia's...
Jumping around lake Baรฏkal
๐ท๐บ Lake Baรฏkal, russia
Arriving at 6 am in Irkutsk, we started the day with a good old breakfast of coffee, sausages, schnitzel, and mashed potatoes. We then headed to the Baรฏkaler...
Jumping in Ilanskiy
๐ท๐บ Ilanskiy, russia
Ever heard of Ilanskiy (ะะปะฐะฝัะบะธะน)? Me neither before stopping there. It is a small town completely lost in Siberia, but there you'll find an old and gorgeous...
Jumping in Novosibirsk
๐ท๐บ Novosibirsk, russia
A little lesson on Cyrillic. H = N B = V C = S ะ = I ะฑ = B P = R So... HOBOCะะฑะCK = Novosibirsk! Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia (and the third...
Jumping in Barabinsk (a.k.a. train makes you zen)
๐ท๐บ Barabinsk, russia
Barabinsk is a small city for which Wikipedia says, "The most important economic sectors are the production of building materials, as well as metal and...
Jumping in Perm
๐ท๐บ Perm, russia
Aboard the Trans-Siberian train, life is simple for four days: eat, sleep, read, talk, take the apero, eat, sleep, etc... That's a wonderful time where you...
First Trans-Siberian jump!
๐ท๐บ Balezino, russia
After one night aboard the train Rossiya (linking Moscow to Vladivostok), we stopped for some time in Balezino. It was enough time to stretch our legs and...
Jumping around the Red Square
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
Saint Basil's Cathedral (ะฅัะฐะผ ะะฐัะธะปะธั ะะปะฐะถะตะฝะฝะพะณะพ) is probably one of the most emblematic monuments in Moscow. It sits on one side of Red Square. On the other...
Jumping in the VDNKh park
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
The picture below was taken at VDNKh Park. This "Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy" (ะัััะฐะฒะบะฐ ะะพััะธะถะตะฝะธะน ะะฐัะพะดะฝะพะณะพ ะฅะพะทัะนััะฒะฐ - Vystavka...
Night Jumping in Moscow
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
Taking jumping pictures at night is always a struggle as the low-light environment prevents you from taking sharp images. But being in Moscow, you feel...
Just arrived and already jumping in Moscow
๐ท๐บ Moscow, russia
Just arrived in Moscow, we went to get registered. (Not only do you need a visa, but you also need to be registered when you arrive in Russia, stating where...
Jumping in Minsk
๐ง๐พ Minsk, belarus
A few hours after crossing the Poland-Belarus border, at night, we made a quick stop in Minsk (ะัะฝัะบ). It was an opportunity to jump in front of the...
Jumping on the Belarus Border
๐ง๐พ Brest, belarus
After 24 hours on the train, we arrived in Brest (ะัััั) on the Poland-Belarus border (not to be mistaken with Brest in France uh!). Rails in Russia,...
Paris-Shanghai Trip Begins: Jumping in Cologne
๐ฉ๐ช Cologne, germany
The first stop on our train trip to China was Cologne (Kรถln). We arrived via Thalys and had a 1-hour layover. It was enough time to go jump in front of the...