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It's been a long time since my last post. The last few months have been pretty busy. Now that we've finally been able to catch up on our dream wedding, I've got my head free again after all the wedding planning. Organising a wedding like this from the other side of the world is not that easy. We had a magical day, with sunny weather, lovely guests and great surprises. We wouldn't have changed a thing, everything was exactly as we had wished. After sailing in Bali at the begin

Although we were both in poor health, we went on the boat of Wolfgang Clemens on Sunday. (If you don't know who that is, have a look here -> www.gangerl.net ) We met Gangerl on the boat before we left for China and I have since read all his books. He writes wonderfully, wittily and sometimes frighteningly about all his adventures. Of course, we couldn't miss out on so many years of sailing experience and signed on with the gang. I was already at the pier in the morning, Denn

Since the beginning of the year, the Chinese borders are finally unconditionally open and we can explore this part of the world quarantine-free. Our first destination was Bali. Bali is indescribable. It's green, it's turquoise, it's golden, it's white and it's black and really everyone speaks at least a little bit of English. How wonderful, we can understand all the people and talk to them. After our arrival at the airport, we were picked up by a hotel taxi. Although I had pr

In mid-January, Denny and I flew to Germany to have my cruciate ligament repaired. I didn't fancy it in China, I'd rather have it done by professionals... We flew to Frankfurt via Shanghai. Although we flew at a time when Corona had already been "lifted", the departure hall in Shanghai was absolutely deserted. Not even the drinks machine was open. Only the lounge for business guests was open. Denny got us some sandwiches there. We thought we could eat something at McDonald's

After we had to leave Changchun in such a hurry, we were able to rest a bit on Pingtan. Surely this was also due to the fact that we arrived before our kitematerial, which was on the road longer than we. And Denny was still working from his home office on the island. By the way, traveling at short notice is the non plus ultra here in China. The flights become cheaper and cheaper up to 3 days before departure, instead of more and more expensive like in our country. But then yo

In August we took a few days off and went to the sea. Kites, fridge, cat in the car and off we went. From Changchun towards Qinghuangdao and stay where it's nice, always along the water. We had a tent on the roof. In Qinghuangdao, the Great Wall of China ends in the sea, which we actually wanted to see, but we didn't even get there. We only got as far as the motorway exit. There we had to turn around again, the police wouldn't let us through. We still don't know what their pr

At the end of May I had my super-duper birthday party. With lots of sunshine, a wonderful cake, champagne and water guns. It was just too hot... And since June, we've been using every weekend again to get to the water. I already introduced you to the spot on the river in the last blog. This time there are also a few kite pictures and a walk of shame from Fabi ;) including getting stuck up to his thigh in the mud. (I helped him, of course, AFTER I took the photo). And we found

March 11 - April 28 2 months 7 weeks 49 days 1176 hours 70560 minutes 4233600 seconds This was our lockdown. From 28 April there were the first relaxations: 1 person per household may leave the residential area on foot 1x a day for 3 hours to buy food, which is limited and sold on allocation, at a maximum distance of 2km... But we stayed at home even the first few days, because they said you needed a permit for these "trips" (and we didn't have one). In addition, there were e

We are now in week 5. Weeks 1 and 2 were quite relaxed. Week 3 had some challenges in terms of getting food. Since week 4 we are no longer allowed to go for a walk. And now, in week 5, there are worries. And there is no end in sight. There is also no date for new talks when an opening might take place. At least not as far as I know. What is our situation? Getting food is turning into a task that is exhausting and nerve-wracking: Since we are no longer allowed to leave the hou