Shanghai

Flying from Beijing, Susan and I boarded the Viking cruise ship Yi-Dun. We had the pleasure of a city tour in which we viewed ornate buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The skyline of Shanghai is impressive, containing the world's second tallest building at over two thousand feet high. The world's largest building is Dubai's Brij Kalifa. The Viking Yi-Dun ship was docked in the Yangtze River, the world's third longest river. Our ship's cabin offered a great view of a cluster of architectural wonders shown in the gallery with this blog. The Yi-Dun is a ship built in 2017 as a joint venture between Viking and the Chinese government. The crew is 100% Chinese, unlike other Viking ships which have a multi-national crew.