Geo: 59.2741, 15.2066Orebro Castle, water tower, more friends. This time of the year it is never dark. The sun doesn't fully go down which meant endless sunsets. Which is brilliant but that would mean that during the winter it would be the complete opposite and it would be dark for a lot longer. I'm glad we where here during this never ending sunset. The castle in the city center is surrounded by a moat and we went inside for a tour. The water tower is a very odd mushroom like looking tower that has an amazing view from the top. Lots of the ladies that played mahjong in Nanjing have moved back to Sweden so we needed to had a catch up for a game or two of corse. The never ending sun setting is really ... read more

Geo: 36.0757, 103.679There really is something special about traveling, especially when you wake up in a different place. The sun was slowly rising and filling the train carriage. The strange landscape kept racing past. I had my camera ready to catch a glimpse of something special and different.By the time we had arrived at the Louzhou train station at 9:18am everyone was up. They had breakfast. Most of the kids had the 2 minute instant noodles where you just add the boiling water.We had another guide waiting for us. On the bus we all went.First stop, The Waterwheel Garden. OK. The chinese love their gardens. The guide asked us if we wanted to go on a boat made of sheep skin that goes on the Yellow river.We walked down the stairs past the Huge Waterwheel and ... read more

Geo: 40.15, 94.68We ordered a Western Breakfast. It was Coffee and one fried egg.That was it?After our exciting breakfast we jumped into the bus and off we went to visit the Yumen Pass which is part of the Silk Road. We drove and drove.There was literaly nothing around. Just sand and more sand and a few bushes.We stopped to buy tickets to get into the Area and we all got out to stretch our legs.The kids asked, “Can we run?”“Sure,” we all yelled, “GO?”Well they ran and ran until we could hardly see them in the distance.Well I suppose they cant get too lost?It was a really odd feeling that in China you could be so far away of civilization. The cities of China are so crowded and here we where really in the middle of ... read more

Geo: 36.0757, 103.679This was a trip that my husband organized so I just went along so it was to be one of those trips that we really had no what was going to happen. There was 14 of us. Men, Women and children.First we flew from Nanjing and arrived in Lanzhou at 19:10. We were picked up at the airport and transported by bus to the railway station which was to be a 1 and a half hours drive and we were to catch the overnight train.It left at 22:00 and arrived in Jiayuguan at 6am. The flight was slightly delayed. The bus was trying its best to catch up the time we had lost. We arrived with about 15 minuted to get through the crowds, enter the train station, find our train and then jump ... read more

Geo: -6.36903, 34.8888Mukluks Village and Camel ride to Baboon Cave.After breakfast we set out to Baboon cave about a 1 hour drive.The camel ride is was very interesting. The movement of the camel was very hypnotic. At first, I tried to keep straight and ridged. Then I saw my daughter sunk back relaxed and her leg over the saddle. So I tried her approach. Relaxed and legs crossed over the saddle. It was surprisingly better.... read more