Yangtze Paradise

Heading down the pier to the boat - no red tape, just get on board! This ship is very typical of the cruise ships on the river. It holds about 250 people, but because of the National Holiday and Moon Festival, most people are at home with their families. We had only 28 passengers on board. Wilsons and us were the only passengers on the whole of deck five!

YangtzeRiver Cruise- Day one/two

October 2nd 2009
Day one: Our cruise down the Yangtze River was amazing. We started out on Monday morning 5:40 a.m. to catch a flight from Dalian to Wuhan - about a 2 hour flight. There we were met by a guide who took the 4 of us (Gail, Rick, Peter and Dianne) by a small bus to the city of Yi Chang, about a 4 hour trip. The ride went by quickly, watching the small farms with water buffalo, ducks, fishing ponds, lo ... read more

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