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Entry 6 - Good times in Chengdu
... amp; 26/10/2011
A couple of days rest to recharge the batteries, Next two days we spent just briefly venturing the city and not doing too much, chilling, chatting, drinking and eating. Some good time to catch up with a few things but we spent most of the time in hostel bar playing some pool and watching some films, we also met 3 English girls at the hostel, the rest of the night spent after deciding to have a quiet night in ... well that was hard after the small formation ...
Hong Kong's smog & the Great Firewall of China
... ook erg interessant vonden! Veel mensen op het plein wilden liever met ons op de foto dan met het Mao standbeeld wat het plein kenmerkt.
Gisteren zijn we naar het Wen Shu Monastery geweest wat uit de Tang dynastie stamt. Deze boeddhistische tempel is erg mooi gelegen in Chengdu en bijzonder is dat er veel mensen komen om eerbied te tonen aan de boeddhistische goden. De tempel bestaat ...
Pandas, T-Zone, Hot Pot
... although there was plenty of sleeping going on as well. Saw a "panda tree" - three bears all up in the branches - and lots of opportunities to see them feeding, climbing, etc. They are magnificent. We skipped the photo opportunity for the baby pandas - long lines, etc - but were able to see most of the reserve, as well as the museum and a short film. Unfortunately the red panda section was closed because (at least according to the sign) the females ...
Chengdu Zoo (It Kinda Rhymes~)
... I was watched myself. One thing that jumped out at me was a little boy who had a bubble gun that played a somewhat annoying MIDI version of Fur Elise while blowing bubbles when you pulled the trigger. It took me a while to figure out where the noise was coming from, but I eventually figured it out.
Finished with my break, I walked and passed by a hippo pond and walked on to the elephant pen. There were two elephants, both of which were in a ...
Giant buddah
... finished, the river was calmed. But it wasn't actually because of the Buddha powers, it was because all the cliff that they carved away, they threw into the river, so it cause its flow to slow down.
Its very big though and you walk down steps in a zig-zag down the cliff right next to the Buddha until your at the bottom where you can look up and see the whole thing, but you cant fit it all in a ...


