We arrived in Chengdu last Friday night, Sept. 14 after 25 hours of travel. At the Chengdu airport, we were met by my (Andrea) brother, sister-in-law, and 4 nieces (the Carsons). After a great 10 hours of sleep, we were ready to take advantage of a Saturday with everyone off of school and work. It seems that we have brought beautiful weather with us. In this normally overcast, rainy and humid city we have experienced all but one day of balmy, sunny and rather dry weather--basically beautiful days. I'm sure this has added to the charm and endearing feelings we are already developing for this area. So on Saturday, Sept. 15, we all drove to a very old town about 1 1/2 hours from Chengdu named Ping le (pronounced Ping-luo). The day was full: A very
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