The "Instant Ramen" Water Bolier of Death!

This picture doesn't even come close to showing how mental and potentially dangerous this thing was. They are common on the older trains. It is a coal fired water boiler, just there at the end of the carriage. The train attendent shovels the coal in every morning, and you just go and get your water for instant noodles and tea. Open fire on a train, and boiling water that spews everywhere, things like this are what travel is all about.

The slightly different cruise from Chongqing to Yichang

July 16th 2007
Our plan was to arrive in Chongqing at 6:30, spend the day there and board the boat in the evening. On the way to Chongqing Josie was awakened by a huge thunderstorm. Not thinking too much of it we started to get ready at about 6:00. The train stopped but we were told that it is only 10 minutes left to Chongqing. Those 10 minutes turned into 10 hours! It rained and rained and rained... we di ... read more

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