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After breakfast, we were picked up at Badding by a large ferry and taken to the Shennong Stream, a tributary of the Yangtze, which is the first of the three gorges. What a beautiful sight, floating down the narrow river with lush, green mountains on both sides! Our guide, Catherine, pointed out a hanging coffin, which has been there for 2000 years, on the side of one mountain. It is a mystery as to how it got there. There are four remaining.
After lunch, we entered the second of the three gorges, the Wu gorge considered to be the most beautiful of the three. It is home to the 12 famous peaks, including "Goddess Peak". A couple of hours later, we entered the third gorge, the Qutang Gorge, which is the smallest at 5 miles.
We had cocktail hour at 5:45 and dinner at 6:45, followed by a cabaret show by the staff. This included dancing of traditional Chinese dances, music, and magic.
The next day we again awoke to fog on the river in Shiboazhai. Most of it burned off by around 8:00 a.m. Our tour guide, Travis, took us through town where we had to fight off all the vendors who were trying to sell us their wares. Lots of "made in China" stuff!
We visited Shiboazhai's famous red pagoda, which has 9 levels plus 3. Very steep stairs.
Back on the ship, we sailed all along Chongqing. The Chinese claim this is the largest city in China with 32 million people, but it covers 3000 sq. mi. And is spread throughout a large area along the Yangtze. The actual city itself has 4-5 million.
After lunch, we entered the second of the three gorges, the Wu gorge considered to be the most beautiful of the three. It is home to the 12 famous peaks, including "Goddess Peak". A couple of hours later, we entered the third gorge, the Qutang Gorge, which is the smallest at 5 miles.
We had cocktail hour at 5:45 and dinner at 6:45, followed by a cabaret show by the staff. This included dancing of traditional Chinese dances, music, and magic.
The next day we again awoke to fog on the river in Shiboazhai. Most of it burned off by around 8:00 a.m. Our tour guide, Travis, took us through town where we had to fight off all the vendors who were trying to sell us their wares. Lots of "made in China" stuff!
We visited Shiboazhai's famous red pagoda, which has 9 levels plus 3. Very steep stairs.
Back on the ship, we sailed all along Chongqing. The Chinese claim this is the largest city in China with 32 million people, but it covers 3000 sq. mi. And is spread throughout a large area along the Yangtze. The actual city itself has 4-5 million.
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There's Mikey in the pagoda!
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