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We have reached Lockdown week 3. The snow has melted, there is almost nothing left to fix in our home and we have stopped counting how many times we have been tested by now.... We are still allowed to walk freely in the residential area, but we are no longer allowed to leave it. The small supermarket is also closed, but delivers the ordered food to the door. We now order by mobile phone. The big supermarket "Walmart" is completely empty and fresh fruit and vegetables are diff

There are barely any people on the road. Almost no cars are driving. It is quiet in Changchun. Snow has been falling continuously since last week Friday. And since March 11, the city has been in lockdown. At noon on Friday, we received the following message via our Chinese WhatsApp: 鉴于我市近期出现多点散发新冠确诊病例，为有效控制疫情扩散蔓延，市疫情防控指挥部决定，在全市范围内启动三轮全员核酸检测，现将有关事项通知如下： 一、机关居家办公，企事业单位停止运营。除参与防疫工作的人员之外，全市所有行政事业单位人员全部居家办公；除市里确定的重点企业、保障民生的公共服务类企业之外，所有企业一律停业；除保障市民基本需要的超市、药店、特需医疗机构之外，其他营业门店一律停业；学校停

After our adventure in the snow village, we arrived safely in Changchun. And soon everyday life had us back. That includes keeping our appointments, of course. For our last routine check, we wanted to go to the hospital 10 days after the snow village. There is the international practice where we have to register. We didn't get there at all. We were stopped at the entrance and not allowed to go any further. Reason: According to our "green arrow" we were supposed to have been i

For a few days we went to THE Chinese snow village. Here is the Google Location How did we find this? Denny checked his weather app to see where there was still snow! Here in Changchun it had last snowed in December and since the climate here is so dry, the snow "evaporates" despite the continuous minus temperatures. So we booked a hotel room, packed our travel bags, loaded the skis into the roof box and drove 5 hours in a north-easterly direction. However, what was not ment

The year 2021 is over, the new one a month old. How long did your resolutions last? Did you have any resolutions at all for the new year? Good resolutions for the new year are often the result of expectations, wishes and resolutions from last year that were not fulfilled, not heeded and not kept. So, what did you resolve to do last year, what did you bring out of the woodwork for this year, and what did you perhaps already discard? My resolution: to put the phone aside for ha