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- Following breakfast today we will visit the Three Gorges Dam. Sharon and I have decided we will not go…I skipped breakfast in lieu of a bit more sleep. When Sharon returned we packed our suitcases and then went to hang out in the Sunday Room. The trip to the Dam was short as we had to get off the Riverboat today. It was a quiet morning for us, just enjoying the scenery around. Lunch came and went and was really more of the same for us. A little rice, some cucumber, maybe some tomatoes and of course Watermelon…it has become our staple. We go back to our room to vacate it and prepare to leave the boat at 12:30. We say goodbye to our Riverboat guides, the wait staff and our housecleaner Anna. We look out and think we have to climb a gazillion stairs again…we see several men carrying the luggage up. Now imagine this…our suitcases weigh about 50 pounds apiece. We are all struggling lifting them and getting them around. These men – I would say all over 40 – do this for their living. They have poles and they put two suitcases on each side of the pole…so a total of about 200 pounds, and they almost run up the steps…this is quite impressive. Anyways we go up and board the bus.
We are no in a city called Yichang – a mere 4 million occupants. Our tour guide gives us some history and takes us to a Cultural Relics Exhibition of the three gorges. It is a very small museum with artifacts dating back to 600 BC. From there he takes us to an Embroidery place and we get to see many beautiful hand embroidered pictures. We depart there after an hour and go to the traditional market place. This is much like a farmers market. You enter into an alley and each shop is no more than 8 x 6. They have everything here from sewing repair shops, spices, fruits and vegetables and also live fish. When we got to the fish section one of the vendors was so excited to show us they were alive. He picked up a bowl and scooped out a bunch of eels, then he put them in our face. I jumped backed and screamed. The Chinese around thought it was funny. All I have in my head now is this squirmy bowl of eels.
We leave the market and depart for an early dinner. Much of the same food here, one good thing is they had a decent bathroom.
Now off to the airport to leave for Shanghai. The airport was really small and things went very quickly here. We land in Shanghai and now have Jerry the tour guide. Charlie is still with us as he is responsible overall. We are really impressed with the buildings here; it feels much like New York, although I would say the buildings are much taller. Jerry is really funny, trying to tell us many jokes. We arrive to the Grand Hyatt and are told that reception is on the 54th floor….oh god, it is a very tall building. We check in and our room is 7702….yes we are in Heaven and didn’t have to die to get here….we can’t see anything, not that Sharon will look but we are surrounded by clouds…well tomorrow should be a fun filled day in Shanghai….
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