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Antigone @antigoneinthebes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

People don’t realize how serious the situation is.

A graph showing number of Germanies over time. Losing one on October 3rd 1990 means by projection we are only decades before reaching -1 Germany in 2072

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Up at stupid o'clock and breakfast in the lounge for today MUC-OSL//OSL-FRA. AKA the scenic route

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here she is. Boarding very soon for the 12h flight back to MUC. It looks like a good day to flight, hopefully condition en route are just as good. This was an interesting trip to China but tiresome and actually, somewhat stressful due to the constant attention needed and sensory overload.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On my way to Peking Capital Airport, I depart from Terminal 3 but based on the screen on the express train there is an Air Koryo flight landing soon that will be docked at Terminal 2 for a couple of hours. Let see if I find a way to go see this plane.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today I am going back to Beijing from Xi'an. As a treat and to try I booked Business class on the high speed train, the highest class onboard china railway. It starts at the station with a dedicated entrance with fast track security bringing you straight to a lounge.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tang West Market museum The Silk Road enabled exchange of goods, money and cultural ideas. All sorts of ideas.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

More Shaanxi specialties: skewers and Biang Biang noodles

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yunju temple - Xi'an Found completely randomly in a dead end alley

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Randomly find an old mosque in Xi'an, have a persimmon cake from the local grandma

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ci'en Temple - Xi'an The pagoda, called the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built in the 8th century and contains relics brought from India via the Silk Road

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Temple of the Eighth Immortals - Xi'an

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Got halal dumplings with beef and chives and 8 treasure congee, a porridge with nuts, seeds and dried fruits at Zhijiang dumplings, heart of the Muslim quarter. Place is super popular

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Guangren temple - Xi'an Important Tibetan temple, lots of locals praying for Mid autumn festival

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The great Mosque of Xi'an

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A first : a convenience store in Xi'an station sold bottled water replaced by tap water. I did not hear the click when removing the cap, took a small sip and it had a taste. Spit it out immediately. Ugh.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Travelled to Xi'an in second class High speed rail. Legroom as good as first class but much less shoulder space. Pingyao Station was actually human sized (but had a huge parking space with some weird statue).

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Found a good breakfast place outside the old city wall by looking for the one with the most locals inside

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Shuanglin Temple - Pingyao Wooden structure dating as far back as the 7th century and a collection of 2000 wooden and terracotta sculptures from Qing and Sing dynasties

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Very late lunch with the local dish : Pingyao beef noodles

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Waiting at Beijingfengtai HSR train station, where I will board a G train to Pingyao, a 3h35 minutes journey. Like all stations in China it is huge

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lanman Hutong area, away from the hustle of tourist sites

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Beijing zhajiangmian and five spice braised beef, both typical and culturally important dishes of China

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The madness of a coffee shop staff preparing order non stop while there are no customers. People must order by phone, they come and scan a code before grabbing their bag. Transaction time 10 seconds. I was the only one waiting patiently to get my cup.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And the reward for today: silk tofu salad, lean pork hot pot and bean soup with rice balls as dessert

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And a bit of Beijing at sunset

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Models and photographers of Beijing

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

After several trips to China I finally had Peking Duck for the first time. Not like I imagined, more like their version of Fajitas. And as good

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Forbidden City - Beijing Incredible place but so difficult to photograph due to the crowd (and today is a slow day).

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Beijing - Drum and Bell Towers

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The infamous British red bean bread

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Punk Rock Noodles for lunch, took the stinky tofu (not as stinky as you would like) and their signature Fried lamb (badass fried noodles)

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As usual in China logistics are both amazing and difficult. Powerbank are for rent everywhere. Which is useful since you use your phone all the time. But in lots of places you need a phone number to rent. Managed to get one in a coffee though. 0.015 euros per minute.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yonghe Temple, the most important Tibetan Buddhist site outside of Tibet

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Finally managed to get and charge a traffic card. Even got a collectible edition. It is from Beijing but can be used all over China, I put enough to last 2 weeks in theory. It can be charged in Beijing only however which is why my Shanghai card is at home.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

First hurdle : I could buy a metro ticket at the machine at PEK without issue using Alipay. But I can not buy a Yikatong card at the counter, the app used to pay is not accepting foreign card :/ Let try at Dongzhimen later today.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Welcome on board MUC-PEK with an amenity kit celebrating Oktoberfest. I hoped the route would move to Allegris when I booked but no dice.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Meal onboard OSL-MUC. Choice between a fish dish or a pasta dish. But no menu distributed so not possible to have the specifics before choosing. Nevertheless this is an improvement compared to last year food on similar flights.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If I start a trip in Norway then of course I will have some Brunost med syltetoy (And Lufthansa passengers in C can still use the SAS lounge, interestingly)

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It's incredible how Oslo airport has changed since I lived here in the mid 2000: bigger, more shops and way more flights. But food is always incredibly expensive and not varied.

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SebWotan @sebwotan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Departure for Frankfurt later, positioning flight tomorrow morning before the great Odyssey on Wednesday to China.

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Pudgy Penguin Vacation Mode Flight

ALT: Pudgy Penguin Vacation Mode Flight

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Sean was here @yyzbound.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Some architecture shots from my last trip to London. #travel

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