Xi'an

Famous for it's warriors it sees a large number of tourists - too many for my taste.

Xi'an, China

Fake or real?

Almost everything exists as original as well as fake. It can be very difficult if not impossible to see the differences but it can only be rather simple as this "Audi"...

Public holidays

In Europe you know before the year starts which public holidays will be held when and which will result in a day off.
In China there are 2 differences. First, you only know about 10 days in advance the official dates of the public holiday in your company. Second, to "get" the holiday it is very common to compensate days with weekend work. Eg next week we have Monday to Wednesday "off" but to compensate we work Saturday and Sunday...

Olympic Park

The park of the 2008 summer Olympics is impressive with the wonderful bird's nest, the aqua center and the vast space around it.

Beijing Olympic Park