Thurs Apr 5 .. Luoyang

Up at 530 for breakfast, check out and on the bus at 7. Headed for the train station for the bullet train. Arrived on time and met Arron our local guide. Had lunch, then off to Longman Grotto toLæs mere
Up at 530 for breakfast, check out and on the bus at 7. Headed for the train station for the bullet train. Arrived on time and met Arron our local guide. Had lunch, then off to Longman Grotto toLæs mere
Today was busy. Went to the jade factory. Amazing and beautiful things here. Then off see the teracota soldiers. Very interesting. After this it was off to a dumpling dinner and show. The dumplingsLæs mere
Population of 33 million. Wow. Amazing architecture. Construction everywhere. Spent the morning at the zoo. Pandas and more. Then flew to Xian. Had pizza for supper.
Spent the day traveling through the gorges of the Yangtze river. The hills and mountains are gorgeous. Also took smaller boat to travel up the Wuchan gorge. Got some interesting stories from ourLæs mere
Busy day with visit to the Red Pagoda and Ghost city. Red Pagoda is centuries old of course and has a temple at the top. Ghost city is a temple at the top of a mountain dedicated to the god of hell.Læs mere
Arrived at the ship at 130am. Had a nightcap with Vic. Tried to sleep in but ship announcement woke us at 645. Relaxed. Went to a Chinese acupuncture demonstration. Very interesting. HadLæs mere
Breakfast at 8. Walked to Jiading old town. Seven levels going to 40 meters and 500+ years old. Turtles for sale at pet shop. Visited a flea market. Back to hotel for lunch. Left for the airport atLæs mere
Left at 730 this morning. Took a walk on the promenade along the river first thing. Visited the Silk factory next . This was very interesting. Lunch was quite good. The same but different as there isLæs mere
Visited the fresh water pearl factory and then walked along the promenade at the Olympic park. Saw the bird's nest and the swimming cube. Left to go to the airport at 130pm and arrived in Shanghai atLæs mere
Up at 6 again to leave at 8am. A day of scrambling as our first destination, the Temple of Heaven was closed for visiting dignitaries. No notice. So went to Tiananmen Square. Then to Forbidden City.Læs mere