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China day 19 -Yangtze River cruise and transfer to Wuhan

An early start today – breakfast at 6.30am as our trip to the Three Gorges dam leaves at 7.30am.  It is misty when we arrive at the Dam Centre which would normally offer a panoramic view of the whole complex.  … Continue reading

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China day 18 – Yangtse river cruise

We arrive at the first of the Three Gorges, Qutang Xia, at around 9 am.  The mist is still very heavy and so we don’t get clear views of the river and surrounding mountains.  Five miles long, this is the … Continue reading

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Chongqing day 17 – Start of Yangtse cruise

We boarded the cruise boat, ‘The Three Kingdoms’ last night, but didn’t set sail until this morning.  We have a comfortable cabin with twin beds,  en suite shower and a huge picture window which gives us a great view of … Continue reading

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