HARBIN: SO LONG, FAREWELL 6 February 2010 in Harbin, HOLIDAYS, Uncategorized

Before we left Harbin, we wandered around the city sight-seeing. Though it was mostly 30 mins outside looking around, before our bodies couldn’t take it anymore and we had to run indoors for warmth. It was a lot of fun poking around though –...

HARBIN: ICE SCULPTURE FESTIVAL in Harbin, HOLIDAYS, Uncategorized

The 2nd favourite part of the trip was Harbin’s Ice Sculpture Festival. It’s THE #1 attraction in Harbin and not hard to see why. It’s phenomenal! Even more impressive than the Snow Sculptures, in my opinion, as these were GIGANTIC. They were the size...

HARBIN: SIBERIAN TIGER PARK 5 February 2010 in Harbin, HOLIDAYS, Uncategorized

My absolute FAVOURITE part of the trip and of Harbin was the Siberian Tiger Park. What I don’t like to see are zoos where animals are kept in small cages or that look upset, so I just adored this park. Amusingly, this park swaps...

HARBIN: ONE EXPENSIVE MEAL.. 4 February 2010 in Harbin, HOLIDAYS, Uncategorized

One of the famous dishes in Harbin is the river fish, caught straight out of the river and plonked into a MASSIVE cauldron in the middle of the table. That cauldron sits on top of a fire and the fish bubbles in the spicy...

HARBIN: POLARLAND AQUARIUM in Harbin, HOLIDAYS, Uncategorized

Usually we’re not a huge fan of aquariums, since they’re all largely the same. But Harbin’s Polarland is different because it features all these Arctic animals – many of which I’d never seen in real life before. Despite being an arctic aquarium, it was...