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Hory zapadniho Sichuanu
15.8.2009
V Dujiangyanu, jsme opet meli budicek v 5.00 a v 6.00 jsme vyrazili busem smer Xiaojin. Cesta mela trvat asi 6 hodin primo na zapad. Cesta nakonec neodpovidala predpokladu. Ukazalo se, ze silnice na zapad je po lonskem zemetreseni pro autobusy neprujezdna. Absolvovali jsme tedy objizdku na jih kolem Ya`anu. Nakonec jsme tedy jeli 12 hodin autobusem, zpestrenych vymenou autobusu u mostu, ...
Pandas and Pagodas
Our first stop in Chengdu in Sichuan province was the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base which holds nearly 50 giant and red pandas. It was great to see the pandas so close up, especially as they are so difficult to see in the wild, but it felt more like a zoo than a breeding centre. This was probably due to the hoards of Chinese tourists who made the usual racket, despite numerous signs saying "keep quiet"! We were also sceptical about how much good it can do ...
Final days in Chengdu
We stayed in Chengdu slightly longer than expected due to the difficultly getting train tickets to Xi'an. We're still not prepared to sit in a hard seat for 16hours so it slightly limits our options. For our last day we got a bus to Dujiangyan to see an ancient irrigation system. Although we weren't really sure what to expect it's one of China's 30something UNESCO world heritage ...
Chilling out in Chengdu
Arrived at Chengdu with Tyler and found the hostel recommended to Gerry by another traveller. They have an agreement with a hotel across the road so we got a room in the most modern hotel yet for just 150RMB. Perfect. We managed to bump into Gerry again on the first night. In a city of several million people we are starting to worry that we might have picked up a backpacking stalker. There isn't all that much ...
I know squat - or - I squat therefore I am
... to be experienced to be appreciated. As happened in Vietnam a TV crew came up to Veronica and interviewed her. The question today was "What did she think of an American women marring a Chinese man to be able to stay in China". Well Veronica said that "she's marrying me and doesn't want to marry an asian man". I think that was a fantastic answer. The Tour We keep grinding our way through China. Generally we travel ...
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