Dear Family and Friends, We disembarked from the East King Cruise two days ago in Chonquing. Our local guide took us on an abbreviated tour of the city. We visited the City Hall, and Square. Enormous Pagoda like structure on the exterior, which seats 4000 people. Strolled the granite square outside, where in the evenings people dance, ballroom style and others. Buses of school children arrived, and they were all friendly and like to practice their english. It is about 16 C and very humid. We visited an authentic daily market, where locals purchase their food requirements. Vats of live wriggling eels, (horrifying), pig snouts etc. We have video. Cannot describe but was interesting+++. Later we went for lunch at a local restaurant which created the Kun Pow Chicken dish - yummy. But we do not
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