Hurrying onto the train, Chongqing, China

China 2013 Day 11

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October 25th 2013
Today is a travel day: Guilin to Chungqing to Chengdu. We sleep late on our wonderful king-size bed, have an excellent breakfast buffet, including crunchy bacon. Because of today's upcoming train ride, we repack so that we can live out of our carry-ons for a couple of days. We check out of the hotel and are on the way by 11 am. After only about a half hour drive through the city, we stop early ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

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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