What is the population of Chongqing?
Dont tell me you have never heard of the place. Now what is your guess? This is China so its bound to be a big number. We guessed 5 million and the tour guide said Guess again. Well the answer is 34 million. People thats not a typo. Thirty four million people in one city. And if memory serves me, they have five cities that size in China! After a quick mini tour of the city we boarded the cruise ship. Now throw away all your ideas of cruise ships when you are on the Yangtze river. There are no storms or big waves here so the cruise ship looked more like a floating hotel than a ship. But once you get used to the steel deck plates buckling when you walk on them, everything else is definitely 4 star. We choose to upgrade to one of the cabins on the front with a fabulous private balcony. The cruise left Chongqing around 6 in the evening and we quickly made friends with the others on our assigned table who were from Denmark, South Africa, Austria and the US. Brilliant food, straight out of S
