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Asia » China » Chongqing » Chongqing October 15th 2005

So as you know we sailed down the yanzee river( 3rd biggest in the world), we wanted to go down to see the three gorges and the massive dam they're buliding. which, when finished, will raise the water level 175meters, engulfing the gorges, covering towns and cities and displacing over half a million people. (see, you learn stuff too). Me and seamy wanted to go in style, we decide to book 1st class for a few pound extra and let the common muck like niall and hood and raff languish in second class. we couldn't wait for a few days of relaxation, crusing down the river, lazing about the pool, sipping cocktails and sunbathing. Our bus took us to chongquing and we spend the day walking about very little as we were still very very sore ... read more
Really Gorgeous
Really really really Gorgeous
God damn big Damn

Asia » China » Chongqing » Chongqing September 13th 2005

Monday, September 12, 2005 Weather: Hazy in the morning but clearing later. Temps: Hot. The Century Sky sailed promptly at 7:00 a.m. on the busy Yangtze River. There is a lot of commercial traffic on this river and many other cruise ships. The Century Sky is by any measure the newest and nicest ship on the river. During the morning hours we cruised the river above the Gorges and had a running commentary on the Sun Deck from the Cruise Director, Mark. He is most knowledgeable about the river and provided some interesting observations about life in China along the waterways. As we sailed down the river we observed a cruise ship high on the rocks! It was reportedly the Galaxy 2 that had been carrying a group of German tourists and had foundered when the ... read more
Yangtze River
Galaxy 2
Galaxy 2




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