Himalaya Hotel Chengdu
No.8 North1 Section of Erhuan Road, Jinniu District Chengdu, Sichuan, 610031, China
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Panda's and Chinese Movies
... We were directed to the main shopping district, and the first cinema we went to was a fail, as was the second theatre. On our third attempt (and likely final), we were told by the manager (who seemed very excited to have us at her theatre), that there was one movie that had some English and subtitles. The film was called the Flowers of War (based on a book), and starred Christian Bale, it all took place during the massacre of ...
Oh sooooooo cute
Well, we've done our bit today in contributing to the Panda Breeding programme at the research base here in Chengdu. Of course we joined the band of 'Happy Snappers' whilst here and cooed along with everyone else at the sight of those cuddly, oh soooo cute little cubs in the nursery. What is it about those little furry balls and their big black eyes that make them so appealing? And no, I did not get panda pyjamas, slippers, backpack, purse, scarf, hat or anything ...
The Pandas - Free days before school started
... other than concrete and steel bars. But that mustn’t be the way Chinese people do things. The red pandas on the other hand were out in their enclosures which had trees and all so that was better to see. Probably the best thing was seeing the baby pandas in their incubators. Seriously, look at those pictures! Some were only fourteen days old, and were incredibly tiny – only about 10cm long or less. It’s insane how something so tiny grows up to be so ...
Work, Work, Work
... at being able to order with essentially no Chinese language skills on our end (aside from please & thank you), and minimal English on the part of the staff. Had a terrific lunch today with the local IBM team following several hours of slide-wrangling - had about a dozen hot and cold dishes, soups, etc in a noisy/busy local place, and everything was outstanding. We are thoroughly spoiled.
The highlight of my afternoon was being trapped in a ...



