Geo: 39.13, 117.2Ship will be docked for 3 days while many of the passengers will be off touring Beijing and beyond.Long day! Clearing the ship and customs was stupid. Nothing like starting the day 2 hours behind schedule. After over 2 hours driving and lunch, we visited the Temple of Heaven. Second stop was the Summer Palace. Not like the ones in Europe. Dinner was Peking Duck.... read more

Geo: 33.5122, 126.526Our tour today was on the largest South Korean Island of Jeju. At the centre of the island is a volcano (not active).Our first stop was the Folklore and Natural History Museum. Some interesting displays our the culture and history of the island. Next stop was Yongduam to see the naturally sculptured rock in the form of a dragon hence the name "Dragon Rock". Last stop before returning to the ship was the Jeju Dongmun Market. Lots of vegetables, fish, meats and citrus fruit. Very colourful.Weather was great today. Not a cloud in the sky and around 55 degrees. And Happy St. Patrick's day too. We get to celebrate a lot earlier than you. We are currently 13 hours ahead.... read more

Geo: 32.75, 129.88Unfortunately Nagasaki's is known for one of the two cities bombed in WWII and that is what most of the tours concentrated on. Actually, we wouldn't have missed it anyhow. We finally got a nice sunny day. A little cool but dry and sunny is always nice. We started our visit with a cable car ride to the top of Mt. Inasa. The view is nice. Although we were not there at night, the night view is supposedly one of the top three. Those being Nagasaki, Hong Kong & Monaco. We did 2 of the 3 on this cruise! Next we travelled to the Peace Statue. Also in the area was a water fountain and various sculptures donated from around the world. Last stop was the Atomic Bomb Museum and Hypo Centre. Not sure ... read more

Geo: 22.33, 114.18Today we embark Celebrity Millennium for our 14 day cruise.Added a couple of pictures. One of the harbour from our hotel and the others the streets nearby.Just about 1pm and we are now on the ship. Sailing away later tonight. Took a few pictures of the harbour at night before sail away. Still a little smoggy towards the city centres but still beautiful.... read more

Geo: 22.33, 114.18We booked a hop-on-hop-off bus tour. Pickup point was about a 10 minute walk. Had some time to kill before the first pickup. We walked over a street and found this very typical market street. Lots of fresh vegetables, fish monger sand butcher shops. Lots of people. Exactly what you would expect to see.Started the "Blue Loop" tour. Lots of interesting sites. Drove past Sky 100 tower. Too overcast to go up for a good look around. Continued to the harbour to catch a ferry to Hong Kong Island. Now onto the "Green Loop". Around many skyscrapers. Some interesting architecture. The road system is amazing how it winds around up and down between them. Some advanced planning! Traffic moves pretty good. Mass transit is very popular so there are not that many cars. Tour ... read more