http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , China , Sichuan , Chengdu en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:38 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:02:38 +0000 May 23 2013 Chengdu Thanks to all of you that helped me with data that we39ve been asking for about surgery center and clinic floor plans equipment lists and vendors. We39ve made faster progress in some areas than we thought possible so we39re being pushed in negotiations to begin compiling these lists for procurement and budget purposes a good problem but tough to deliver the way http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-787346.html May 23 2013 Chengdu Over the last seven years one thing we have noticed it is getting a bit easier to get a cup of coffee in Chengdu. While there are sporadic Starbucks popping up we haven39t had a caffeinated outlet anywhere near. In previous years we39ve found a store that had prepackaged Nescafe or some poor soul would have remembered to bring a stash of VIA coffee packets and be f http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-787319.html May 23 2013 Chengdu We have taken some time off from blogging in respect for the disasterous events in Oklahoma our moment of silence. We have heard the dramatic and tragic stories from friends and family and are all thinking of and praying for those affected.Our time here has been busy we39ve been in many planning and negotiation sessions to advance the plans for the Sichuan Provincia http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-787317.html Monday May 20 2013 Chengdu The best laid plans often need to be changed maybe even more often here in West China. If that frustrates you too much you probably wont survive here. If you adapt it may present opportunity you never imagined possible. With that foreshadowing...The symposium ran overtime. Admittedly we had started a bit later than anticipated grabbed a quick sandwich before h http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-786826.html Monday May 20 2013 Chengdu After a welcome dinner and a good nights rest we were up early for breakfast at the Tien Chen Lou. The challenge for many of us is to find a coffee and b salt and pepper somehow these are not amenities. Finding coffee has become much simpler with each passing year. Theres none in the restaurant but we can now find some premixed sweetened whitened coffee http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-786823.html May 20 2013 Chengdu We39re watching channel 4 live from OKC and seeing the rough weather everyone is under right now. Stay safe folks http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-786673.html May 20 2013 Chengdu China Yesterday was largely taken up as a travel day getting to Chengdu and settling in to the Hotel Tian Chen Lou on Qing Hua Road. Our hosts graciously met and picked us up at the airport in two large hospital vans for a 30 minute drive to the hotel. The flight was uneventful and our first impression of Chengdu is always from the air as we39re landing the air was mu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-786664.html We set off very early the next morning for the Chengdu Panda Breeding Centre about a 34 of an hour taxi drive out of the city. We had to arrive early as pandas are only active early in the morning when they wake up and eat then eat some more and maybe if they feel like it eat a little bit more The rest of the day they have to stay pretty inactive to conserve energy there aren39t really http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-783494.html It turned out that although our trip notes said the huge Leshan Buddha or Dafo or Great Buddha wish they39d make their minds up was in Chengdu it was actually a one hour drive south of the city. On the coach we were treated to the very same video we39d had on the ferry out of Hong Kong. Remember The chef and pretty girl who gets revenge on her ex by getting the chef to help her bake a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-783436.html As we arrived at Chengdu train station we said goodbye to our new soldier friends who were off to protect I probably shouldn39t tell you what they were off to protect in interests of national security We had arrived in another massively populated Chinese city. Chengdu with a population of around 14 million is the capital of Sichuan province famed for its hot spicy food and w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-783413.html We didn39t get lost in the maze of airport construction in Guiyang and after an hour of flying we arrived at Chengdu airport. Chengdu the capitol of Sichuan Province with a population of over 14 million is the fourth largest city in China and the size of the airport alone was astounding. It was enormous we arrived at gate 65 but there were signs pointing to gate 135 We had trouble finding http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-774023.html Right before our winter holiday I had been selected with a friend and fellow collegue Jeniffer to teach in a winter english camp in Chongqing. We had a wonderful time during my 1 week teaching stint and extended the outing after to Chengdu.On Friday of the week before last we left on our first excursion of the winter break. This was the first airplane ride of Meili. Although Meili handled airtrav http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/Emi-Shan/blog-769993.html Having been to Chongqing a lot over the past 6 months I thought it was time to check out Chengdu. It was about a 4 hour bus ride. But we had a 3 day weekend for Western New Year...so it was time to check it out..the sights the food and of course PANDASChengdu has a definite different feeling that Chongqing...they both are known for their spicy food and ridulous rates of construction right n http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-763980.html We arrived back in to Chengdu after our 10 hour bus ride from Jiuzhaigou glad not to have anymore long bus rides Yeah right this is China after all everywhere you want to go takes forever as it39s just so big.We got the bus to Leshan from the main bus station in Chengdu which we needed to take to the end of the line and then change to a number 13 to get to the Buddha. We sat next to a Chine http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-759707.html Chengdu my dreamy place is always the first place I want to travel. Working in a fastpaced city surrounding by the busy job every day it sometime drivers me crazy. So once I have free time I always want to relax myself in a leisure city. And the first city come to my mind is certainly Chengdu China. I has been pictured the charming city in my heart over and over again. In order to witness a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-758209.html 1411So we finally made it to Chengdu after our 16 hour train journey We hopped straight in a taxi at Chengdu station and headed to our hotel. The traffic was pretty bad near the station so it took a little while to get there and cost a whopping 40 4 We got to our Holiday Inn express in Wuhou Chengdu woohoooo Managed to check in around an hour early and headed to our room. An extrem http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-757428.html After our interesting train journey from Xi39an we finally arrived in Chengdu 18 hours later which is in SouthWest China in the Sichuan province and took the metro to our home for the next 3 nights Mix hostel. We liked it straight away as the staff were super friendly and it had a tropical feel to it with indoor plants and an open air roof top which was cool. We decided to have a chilled o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-754116.html A whirlwind trip to Chengdu and Dalian for barely a day in each but managed to get a couple of pictures anyways... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-753853.html 5 novembre 2012Aujourdhui je feel bouguonne. Jignore si cest le marteau piqueur qui ma rveille la pluie le caf instantan dgueulasse avec du lait du McDo lambassade mongole nonjoignable notre visa chinois qui va expirer une journe avant le train que nous voulions prendre vers la Mongolie ou mon envie de rien dcider qui me rend de mauvaise humeur mais il y a une http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-753806.html There are two cities connect with each other by a fascinate Chengdu to Tibet travel. Are you ready Let us board the trainto feel the sunshine to feel the journey. ltstrong stylemsobidifontweight normalgtThe train from Chengdu to Tibet. The origin stationChengdu The train schedule is two days for one so maybe you have a day to know something about Chengdu. To be honest everyon http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Sichuan/Chengdu/blog-752328.html