Chongqing

Chongqing, another massive city you've never heard of polulation ~28 million). An interesting place to explore, as you can see with the images. Hmm, they may or may not be upside down

This is the recreational shopping and food place next to where we stayed, they called it a cave because it is built right into the cliff side. Touristy, but neat.

There was a cableway over the Yangtze River. 5 yuan (~90 cents) for 1 way and spectacular views, although it was a bit hazy. We also rode a giant escalator, I don't recall the actual size, but it cost 2 yuan and took just over 2 minutes at a higher than normal speed.

Monorail public transit instead of trains! Well, only 2 out of 6 lines were monorails so far. "In summary, mono means one, and rail means rail"

In the hongya cave where we stayed, they had a pirate theme. This dog had a chain leading from its mouth, suggesting it used to have a key. Any of you who have ridden pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland will recognize that. Another unlicensed ripoff!

Why hello Barack.

Well that almost does it for china. Tonight we have one short night in shanghai, then leaving for Hiroshima in the morning! Time to break out the Japanese lessons. Konichiwa, sayonara, arigato.