Day 4
Yueyang:
Today, visit an elementary school sponsored by Viking River Cruises in this rural area. You will be warmly greeted by the children and enjoy a performance. Return to your ship for meals and scenic cruising.
Today was exactly as planned in the itinerary. The only thing more that I can say about it was that Yueyang is a subtropical climate, and we have never been so hot a temperature (except for maybe in Las Vegas - but that's a dry heat). The poor school children we visited must have thought we were freaks of nature, sweating profusely as we were - literally wringing wet - while they didn't so much as break a sweat.
Additionally, I can tell you that this area of China is very very poor - a strong contrast here between Yueyang and Shanghai.
(they would take such delight when I attempted to speak to them in Chinese . . . the looks of shock were classic)
I think that this was a good opportunity to offer tourists a taste of local life (as well as give the tourists a way to help support a poor school educate children . . . mixed feelings about this part because this isn't really why we came to China).
A few photos of the drive to/from the school . . .
Qi Pao, other Photos of the Ship
Once back at the ship, Sharon decided that she'd like to buy a Qi Pao . . . which was custom tailored for her.
Here are some other general pictures we took around the ship . . .
Captain's Dinner . . .
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2 comments:
I'm having a great time following your trip - the pictures and stories are perfect!
Sharon's dress is gorgeous, hope to see it again in future pics!
I loved the pictures of the school children, it was so nice to see that, I loved the program they did for you.
That dress is so pretty, I will love to see you in it.
Bryan and you did such a great job of pictures. Wow
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