Roaming Chuck Taylors

I woke up and the cruise vessel had stopped at Chongqing, China's largest city. I can't remember if it is by population or by area, but it is a huge city!! We went to the lookout and from all directions, it was city as far as the eye could see. We went through the zoo which was really very ho-hum and the pandas were boring. I was more interested in the gorgeous masses of elegant bamboo groves than any of the animals. I'm glad we're only here for a day trip because it is hotter than hell.

The highlight of the tour was the little Flying Tigers museum. The museum itself was like 2 small rooms, but the story of the international team of WW2 fighter pilots is an amazing war fairytale, a small group of heroes defending China's last remaining trade routes from the Japanese.

One corner of Chongqing on the Yangtze River