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Published: January 10th 2012
December 16th 2011
December 16th 2011
Don't really remember why we put Nanjing on our initial plan in China. Familiar name maybe, indicating to us importance of the place? We had heard about this place before for sure. Then when we read the history of the place in LP and imagined beautiful canals of the Yangtze River we got really interested in it. 'Venice of the East' sounds really appealing, doesn’t it? Then we discove... Read Full Entry
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30.09.2011 we embarked on the trip of our lives ;-) 5 years ago we got inspired by our friends (Monique and Nigel who constantly travel and have been on the RTW) and since then we have been thinking about it all the time. We finally set up a date, started to save up and focused only on preparation ;-) We could not just stay at home all the time so we traveled a bit in between ... full info
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Date: 11th January 2012
hey
Thanks Jens ;-) We are Polish and Auschwitz is part of our history and of course there is the massive scale of millions of people being murdered but this place is just so in your face - maybe that is why we felt it was quite a similar feeling. Fees are ridiculous and make the whole stay here quite expensive as for Asia but still worth it;-) cheers, B
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hey
Thanks Jens ;-) We are Polish and Auschwitz is part of our history and of course there is the massive scale of millions of people being murdered but this place is just so in your face - maybe that is why we felt it was quite a similar feeling. Fees are ridiculous and make the whole stay here quite expensive as for Asia but still worth it;-) cheers, B
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Nice blog! :) It's really great that you mention how much some things cost, so the reader gets a rough idea of how expensive China is these days. Those entrance fees are really way too high in my opinion. I would definitely visit Nanjing as well, but I can't imagine it to be more whocking than Auschwitz. I was ill for a few days after visiting the concentration camp. And same there, many people were running around, laughing, talking on their mobile phones, taking stupid pictures, etc. Maybe for some people that is their way of dealing with the horrors, don't know. It's good to see your progress in China, good luck for your other destinations! Cheers, Jens
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