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Dear Ms. Yang,

I can't believe I have been home for more than a month and that my daughter and I left China April 7. To answer the questions you asked in your e-mail of April 6, 2007, I will try to limit my enthusiasms to only "the best".

The five days on the "Victoria Queen" certainly were outstanding. The accommodations, the crew, the entertainment, the food, the tours...all were delightful. The single day "best" would be Chongqing where our guide showed initiative and took us to see the pandas first at the time they were feeding. Then she took us to the Stilwell WW II headquarters which were especially interesting to me as I have personal knowledge of the Stillwell family. Also I am old enough to remember the Flying Tigers and the controversy between Stillwell and Chiang Kai Shek. I think it intrigued our excellent guide that there were people still alive who lived through that time.

The most disappointing would have to be Shanghai. Perhaps foolishly, we did not arrange for a guide although the man who met us at the airport and took us to our hotel did offer his services for the next day. We thought we could do the things we wanted to do without help and the particular person who met us had a voice which we felt would bother us if we spent a day with him. He was knowledgeable and kind but we decided against using his services. So we ended up wandering around trying to get to the Bund and then after we had found it, we had trouble getting back to the hotel.

We were delighted with the services provided through China Highlights. I did not know what to expect when I made arrangements through e-mail. I could not find any comments on-line before I made the reservations and sent the money so I was most relieved when we were met at Beijing airport by the nice China Highlights sign with our names on it. From then on every arrangement in Beijing, Xian, YiChang, Jungqing and Shanghai was well done. The language skill, knowledge of the cities, the transportation (vehicles and drivers), food arrangements, etc. were excellent.

As you can tell, we were very satisfied with all aspects of the trip. The xan xia and the side trips from the Yangtze were a special surprise since we feared the rise in the river would make the views less interesting. We were thrilled. Specials praise goes to the crew of the "Victoria Queen" and the programs presented by the talented crew.

The hotels in Beijing, Xian and Shanghai all were excellent and the personnel were helpful.

Sincerely,

Harriet Alexander


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