Pandas and Buddhas!! - Chengdu - July 23-25, 2012


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July 27th 2012
Published: July 27th 2012
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Monday, July 23rd, we left Xi’an and flew to Chengdu, in Sichuan province. We arrived in the morning since we had a very early flight and checked into our quaint, hippy-ish hostel which is awesome. We then decided to take a long lunch to discuss our travel plans for our time in Sichuan – so we had some Sichuan hot pot. Now I knew coming in that Sichuan was known for its spicy food. But this ho... Read Full Entry



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31st July 2012

Nice blog! :)
Speaking of people touching and getting too close to the pandas: There was a major news story here in Germany a few years ago, about a women who climbed the barricade, and crossed the section of water to hug a polar bear, in a zoo. She was almost killed before, the others spectators managed to drag her out, witout getting themselves mauled too by the bear, in the process. What is it with bears, that so many won't believe that you can only cuddle the teddy bears, but not the real bears. ;)
2nd August 2012
Nap time

dancing
haha all that dancing tired them out :D
2nd August 2012
The crowds

This photo is amazing! it really shows how big the Buddha is

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