2006年9月29日星期五

National Day

My roommate and I bought tickets for the Yangtze River cruise. We'll be traveling with one other classmate. The itinerary is as follows: On Sunday we'll take a bus from Chengdu to Chongqing. We'll arrive in Chongqing early afternoon, and be given a half-day tour of the city. That evening we'll board the boat.

My understanding is that we are going to be taking one of the cruises that are designed for Chinese tourists. I've been trying to find some information on these cruises, and so far haven't come up with much. Needless to say, blogging will be light for a few days.

We'll be on the boat for three days, making occasional stops at a few of the tourist traps along the way. On Wednesday, we disembark at Yichang. From there we must find our own way back to Chengdu. There are several possibilities: take the bus from Yichang to Chongqing and then another bus to Chengdu. We could also take the bus to Wuhan, and from there either catch a train or buy a plane ticket back to Chengdu. Wuhan isn't too far from Yichang, but traveling the further distance would require us to backtrack a bit. The third possibility is to buy a ferry ticket from Yichang back to Chongqing, and then buy another bus or train ticket.

Wish us luck. Traveling during the holiday is notoriously difficult.

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