Monthly Archives: October 2008

China day 16 – Chongqing

Posted on Saturday, 11 Oct 2008 by Hattie

It rained heavily during the night and this morning it is drizzling.  The fine kind of drizzlethat doesn’t make you wet, just vaguely damp.  We are leaving the hostel today and will be joining the cruise boat this evening.  Although … Continue reading →

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China day 15 – Chongqing

Posted on Friday, 10 Oct 2008 by Hattie

It rains and rains and then rains some more and the mist is as thick as ever.  We have booked our boat trip – a three-night, four-day cruise on 5* boat leaving tomorrow evening and arriving in Yichang on Tuesday.  … Continue reading →

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China day 14 – Chongqing

Posted on Thursday, 09 Oct 2008 by Hattie

No change in the weather today and we learn Chongqing experiences rain and mist (or is it smog?) most of the time.  The sun is a rare site according to Amy who works at the hostel.  We are running out … Continue reading →

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China day 13 – Chongqing

Posted on Wednesday, 08 Oct 2008 by Hattie

After yesterday’s sunny and hot day we wake to miserable, rainy weather and a heavy mist hanging over the river Jia Ling Jiang obscuring the opposite bank.  So we take the opportunity to catch up with the blog and do … Continue reading →

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China day 12 – Chongqing

Posted on Tuesday, 07 Oct 2008 by Hattie

We are woken at 7.30 am by our Chinese companions getting up and having their pot noodle breakfast.  The overnight train ride has been bumpy and jerky and so we have had a disturbed night’s sleep.  The Chinese sleeper cars … Continue reading →

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China day 11 – Xi’an to Chongqing

Posted on Monday, 06 Oct 2008 by Hattie

Still sunny but the smog has started to descend again.  Today we are leaving Xi’an on the 22:18 overnight train, the ticket saga having been successfully resolved.  We are planning to spend a few quiet days in an old riverside … Continue reading →

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China day 10 – Xi’an

Posted on Sunday, 05 Oct 2008 by Hattie

Today the smog has lifted!  We have blue skies ad sunshine.  We were planning to leave Xi’an today but because of the holiday Jackie had only able to get hard sleeper tickets (six berths sharing).  Not what we wanted, so … Continue reading →

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China day 9 – Xi’an

Posted on Saturday, 04 Oct 2008 by Hattie

We hired a car and driver to go to the Terracotta Army, the Qin tomb and the Great Goose Pagoda.  The Terracotta Army is only part of the much larger burial site call Qin Shihuang Ling built by the first … Continue reading →

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China day 8 – Xi’an

Posted on Friday, 03 Oct 2008 by Hattie

The city is continually shrouded in smog obscuring much of the cityscape.  But it is warm; warm enough to go in T-shirts even in the evening.  There is no let up to the crowds and noise.  This morning we are … Continue reading →

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China day 7 – Xi’an

Posted on Thursday, 02 Oct 2008 by Hattie

We flew from Beijing to Xi’an on the 07.55 flight arriving at 10am.   We foolishly packed a penknife and our cutlery sets in our hand luggage (too used to packing for train journeys) and had to go back to … Continue reading →

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