A Night in Chongqing, China

By: leelefever on August 17, 2006 - 8:26am

We are in Chingqing, China, thanks to some last minute planning. As of two days ago, we are embarking on a six day Yangtze River cruise from Chongqing to Shanghai. We leave at 11am tomorrow.

We had one night in Chongqing and decided to capture what we could on video. I ate a snail.

This is the route our boat will take over the next week (the top squiggly line). We doubt there will be Internet access, so you may not hear from us for a week or so. Until then, ask us some questions! :)

Our Route to Shanghai


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Lee, Just to think you would
By: Mom (not verified) on August 17, 2006 - 11:32am

Lee, Just to think you would not eat a bannana when you  were a kid!!! My how you have grown up. Sachi did you eat the snails? Is this boat ride part of your rail journey?

I guess with so many people you have to eat all kinds of stuff. Hunger will teach you a lot.


more questions
By: Anonymous (not verified) on August 26, 2006 - 1:24am
Have you encountered and/or eaten anything more gross than the century egg? Besides the application fee and passport sized photos, do you need anything special when applying for a Chinese Visa? You mentioned in Tokyo that you were not well received when you entered a tiny bar inside a building, why was that so?
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By: leelefever on August 26, 2006 - 5:49pm

Have you encountered and/or eaten anything more gross than the century egg?

 I would say that seeing what appeared to be a fried rodent head in Chongqing had to be the grossest thing we've encountered. I didn't taste it.

Besides the application fee and passport sized photos, do you need anything special when applying for a Chinese Visa?

I don't think so.  We had a service do it since we needed an express visa and that was all they needed.

You mentioned in Tokyo that you were not well received when you entered a tiny bar inside a building, why was that so?

Mainly because we were obviously foreign tourists. People in Japan are very accomodating, but speak little English.  Plus, some of the bars are very tiny and likely have a very regular clientele.  They were polite, but it was obvious that we didn't fit in and they would prefer to keep a foreigner free bar.