Our Boat

China Day 7

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September 28th 2006
28th September 2006 We were woken on the first full day of the cruise by music at 7am. We could have gone to exercise classes on deck, but we passed. We went to breakfast and met our fellow passengers. Our table had two other couples on it, who were both very nice and friendly. The breakfast was similar to that which we had had in the hotel. The day’s excursion was to Fengdu, the ghost city ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Yangtze River

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more