Dear Ms Wang and Ms. Lu,

Please excuse the lateness of my reply to your email! I've just return from all of my travels. As a teacher I am fortunate to have the summertime free to travel.

I want to say first that my Yangtze River Cruise was absolutely spectacular! The transportation arrangements that you made along with the guides that met me were all simply perfect. John, who met me upon my arrival was particularly helpful, as there was a slight problem with my passport number not matching the one on the e-ticket. After a few phone calls, though, he was able to resolve this and get me my boarding pass for the Chongqing flight.

Once I arrived in Chongqing a guide once again met me promptly after I received my bags. He was very pleasant and was very informative about the city of Chongqing and its surroundings. He made my arrival on the boat (at 1am in the morning!) very easy.

The cruise along the Yangtze was amazing! Each morning I would be awoken by pleasant music and would then go and enjoy an enticing spread of both Western and Chinese breakfast foods. My most memorable food was the Sichuan pickles that they served along side the rice congee each morning. As I love hot and spicy food, this was quite enjoyable. If you know of anyone who could forward me some recipes, I would love to learn how to make them!

Despite the hot weather, the excursion up the Shennong Stream was delightful. Our boat's guide, Shirley, was adorable! She was both very informative, always with a smile and made our trip fun and exciting. The same goes for the guide at Fengdu, Tasha (?). She told us all about the history and legends of Fengdu in a very interesting way.

Upon disembarking in Wuhan, my guide Grace, was there to meet me as soon as I was off of the boat. If I were to ever return to Wuhan, I would love to have Grace as a guide again. Because we arrived earlier than planned, thus being too early to eat lunch, she took me to the Bonsai garden which was very interesting. Next we went to a wonderful restaurant for lunch where I had fried lotus, eggplant Sichuan style along with some sauteed greens. The meal was extremely delicious. The only thing that I would have liked, as a solo traveler, would have been to have Grace and the driver eat lunch with me. While this is not customary from what I understand, if I had known that she wasn't going to be eating with me I would have gladly invited her and the driver to eat at my table. Grace is a very interesting lady and it would have been nice to converse with her. Despite this, we had plenty of time to talk after lunch when we went to the museum to see the Marquis' tomb, which was quite fascinating. Grace was very knowledgeable about the history and I learned a lot from the tour she gave. I've attached a picture of Grace and myself to this email as well. After the museum we went to the airport where Grace got my boarding passes and sent me on my way back to Shanghai.

Overall, my trip is one that I will never forget. The scenery of the Yangtze, the gracious and friendly people and the exquisite cuisine are all calling me to return as soon as possible.

I would wholeheartedly recommend travelchinaguide.com to anyone interested in going to China and I myself will definitely be using your services in the future. Even now that I have returned, I still read your website to learn more about the different regions of China. I will be bringing a group of students for a 12 day tour of China next summer. If possible, once they have returned to the United States after their 12 days, I would like to stay for an additional week. If I am able to do this, I will definitely contact you to make any arrangements.

Please if you would like more pictures from my trip to post, I would be glad to send some to you. Also, don't forget, if you know of any Sichuan pickled vegetable recipes please send them on!

Thank you so much for such a memorable and wonderful trip!
Curtis Key