Big Noses On a Slow Boat Through China ; a Fried Frog Feast and a Lesson in Local Nicknames Prepare Christine Hamilton for a Cruise On the Mighty Yangtze

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WATCHING my husband neil construct a dry-stone wall around our vegetable garden reminded me i had never set foot on the great Wall of china. action was needed. and so we arrived in Shanghai for two nights before flying to Wuhan to join Viking century Sun on a cruise up the mighty Yangtze river.

Dishevelled after a 13-hour flight, we arrived at our hotel to find the entrance locked. Some mistake, surely? We were a group of ten, plus escort, and this was a five-star hotel. it transpired that hillary clinton was about to leave so all entrances bar one were locked.

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Big Noses On a Slow Boat Through China ; a Fried Frog Feast and a Lesson in Local Nicknames Prepare Christine Hamilton for a Cruise On the Mighty Yangtze

there are 4,000 skyscrapers in Shanghai and World Expo was in full swing. the city was fizzing and the night skyline breathtaking. Our room overlooked the Bund, the elegant walk along the huangPu river whence we scampered for an early-evening stroll. i was amused to see a sign: 'toilets: Walk backwards and then advance straight.' So that was simple. Later in the trip i spotted another: 'grass smiling, p...

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