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Travel Blogs from Yichang
Yangtze River
... told it isn't worth it. The gorges themselves aren't at all what I expected. No sheer cliff faces that touch the sky but more rolling steep slopes. It's hard to describe and hopefully the eventual pictures will better explain it. It is pretty but I feel like it's been overhyped. There is a karaoke on the boat that people started getting involved with from about half six. It is very loud. A few people got up to sing from our group. I opted out. I've already been roped into ...
Oct 22, Yangtze R
... inside it. In the late afternoon we sat on the front deck drinking a few beers and wine, and watched the most beautiful sunset on the Yangtze. After another big dinner we watched a cabaret show performed by the ships crew. Another great day in China. This holiday is more than any of us had expected, wonderful people, incredible buildings and infrastructure, especially the roads over ravines, proud and spectacular history, beautiful scenery, delicious food; a most impressive ...
Stuck in Wanzhou - and it was great!
... ride to Fengjie, then transfer to the hydrofoil which arrived at Yichang at 6pm. Wow, the Lonely Planet seriously had its info wrong in terms of the length of time it takes to get to places. Don't get me wrong, it has been incredibly useful, and at times I would have been lost without it, but I learned quickly not to trust it too much!
In the meantime I was stranded in Wanzhou with nowhere to stay. At the top of one of the hills, I found a hotel (which looked very expensive) but ...
Clubbing, daming and boating
... in experiencing some authentic Chinese nightlife. Jerry, the guide from the other group, agreed to take us all to the club that was just 2 streets from our hotel. We walked into a large space, bright lights, western dance music, a DJ alternating English with Mandarin and a crowd smoking, drinking and talking. With Chandeliers and funky decor it was possibly the coolest night club I've ever been do and even the ...
3 Gorges Dam etc...
Sat in Yichang airport at the moment, which is pretty much a shed with one cafe on a mezzanine floor. Today we visited the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River- which is probably quite a sight... We could only see half of it thanks to the huge amount of smog that covers this country. After looking at that and its related information places, we should have gone on a river tour. However, we went back to the city and ...