Chengdu Jiulong Hotel

... les phrases essentielles en mandarin, on s&#8217;en sort pas si mal. Mais faut pas trop sortir du contexte touristique et surtout pas oublier le fameux livre a l&#8217;hotel. Dans les restos locaux, il nous faut les images des plats et des fois c&#8217;est toute une surprise (ou une grosse deception). Le roti d&#8217;ane a l&#8217;air meilleur sur photo. Et des grenouilles ca peut ressembler a du porc. Vive les rouleaux imperiaux et le riz!<br><br ...

... our visas anyway. We went to Leshan to do it because they extend in 1 day--not same-day as we learned--instead of the 5-7 business days in Chengdu. You can also visit the Giant Buddha in Leshan while you're waiting for your visa. <br><br>From there, we headed Northwest of Chengdu to the small village of Rilong, the entry point into the ...

... Basically a normal city block with a few restaurants and trinket shops.<br> Walking around we found antother tourist area that the Chinese seemed to enjoy. Many shops and food stalls. I liked i as well as it was clean, new, and the shops although touristy had some neat things and hand crafted items. <br><br>

... m eating, walking, standing at the bus station, carrying my shopping home, sleeping, showering *the last two are an exaggeration* didn't really help the sickness. It was 2 weekends ago, this Friday, that Jon and I decided to travel to Chengdu - Sichuan's capital city - for the first of many times during our stay, I hope. The city has 11 million people and nothing prepared me for just how many people this actually is... We finished our lessons on Friday and ...

... getting bored with seeing them! We also stumbled across a supermarket and managed to buy a REAL FRENCH STICK(bread) yummy!! so webought some jam and butter and had a picnic back at the hostel... It was so nice to have some comfort food again! The next morning, 19th, we got up at 7am and caught a taxi half an hour later, to the panda breeding centre. We wanted to go to the large panda reserve which is about 150km from chengdu, but it's not accessible due ...

... and even Deng Xiao-ping. But this new social order with its contradictions, had been inchoate, unexpressed till now. The aftermath of the earthquake has created socio-political aftershocks that are continuing to reverberate across the country long after the geological shocks have passed - and may be the tipping point for a new China. In the spontaneous outpouring of volunteerism, not only relief and student organisations, but even state journalists reported ...

... my camera out and did the same. As I was walking back to my bike, I saw a pile of rubble littered with mahjong tiles and playing cards. I thought, "what a fitting image for an earthquake in Sichuan," and pulled out my camera. Before I could take the picture, one of the soldiers saw me and rushed over, asking for the camera. I handed it to him and he looked through the photos, asking, "what are you doing here?" I told him I was a student in Chengdu and I had ...

Chengdu arrived safley. Sams guesthouse linked to hotel and Tour shop. No real area for backpackers to meet or eat so quite strange. Explored Tianfu square and surrounding area. Very busy city. Not as nice as Xi'an but early days. Early night as we were tired and have booked Panda Tour tomorrow so up at 7.00 so we can see the pandas being fed.......will it be good trip or a bit of a con..we wait to see.