Monthly Archives: September 2016

Despite having been upgraded to a Club Room on the top (18th) floor, despite having a TV in the wall at the end of the bath etc, we woke up to reality this morning. No complimentary breakfast and no guide … Continue reading →

Today was a travel day. We headed back to Guilin, from the beautiful Rice Terraces, where we had lunch and then went to the train station for the 3 hour ride on the bullet train to Shenzhen which is the … Continue reading →

This morning was a little cooler than yesterday, I forgot to mention yesterday was a tad warm, the temperature was around 36°C and I am guessing that with the humidex it was closer to 45°C. We met up with our … Continue reading →

Last night we headed out of the hotel in search of food. It turns out we both had the same idea about our meal…… anything but Chinese, we needed something we could sink our teeth into (the bull frog we … Continue reading →

Last night we had an early dinner, and then we were picked up from the hotel by our driver. We were taken to the Ritz Carlton Hotel, where there is a theatre for an acrobatic show. About 20 minutes before the start … Continue reading →

Originally we had nothing but free time planned for the daytime in Shanghai. Our guide suggested a couple of extra activities and we went ahead with them. A walk along the Bund or embankment of the Huangpu River. Again, this … Continue reading →

I am going to do half a blog  tonight I am afraid! We’ve had another full, but pleasant day but to be honest the thought of spending a couple of hours putting the photos and blog together at the moment doesn’t … Continue reading →

A leisurely start today, thankfully! Suzhou is a water city and we saw it both from the Grand Canal and the Ping Jiang Historic Walkway. One of 8 City gates Boats Waiting for Hire We Had Our Own Private Boat!! Buddhist Temple Plenty … Continue reading →

It was an early wake-up call this morning. During the night we had passed through the 5 locks at the Three Gorges Dam. After breakfast we headed off to a bus to take us to the Dam Project. Although the … Continue reading →

We woke up to another hazy day, we were docked in Baidicheng, also known as White Emperor City. There was an early tour, which we declined!! After breakfast we set sail for the first of the Three Gorges. En-route we went … Continue reading →