Qingdao - 17 March
March 22nd 2011 19 March 2011 Qingdao (pronounced Chengdow)
Arrived alongside Qingdao wharf at approximately 7:00am this morning to be greeted by lion dancers (not the Billy Ray Cyrus type as Barrie had thought!) and a Chinese drum and brass band. It is not as cold as it has been, so we were looking forward to going ashore on the German Heritage Tour.
Qingdao is still emerging as a tourist destination and
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