September 8, 2010 – Day 27
Chongqing (called Yu for short) is located within southeast China’ Sichuan Province but since 1997 it has been an independent metropolis. Located on the confluence of the Yangtze and Jailing Rivers, this famous “Mountain City” or “Foggy City” is home to some 6 million people while approximately 30 million people live in the surrounding area. Daniel (our guide for the 14 days) again presented information on what lies ahead and talked about Chongqing on the bus ride to the Viking Century Sun. There was photo stop of about twenty minutes on the bus ride. Once we arrived we just walked down several steps, across a barge onto to the “boat” and into our cabin.
The rest of the day we unpacked, ate, and socialized. Until now passengers have been group into 5 separate “families” each having with the same guide (Daniel is with us 24/14). While on the boat we’ll mingle with other passengers some. On board are 171 passengers & 150 staff.