Yun Long Chengdu

We feel like we have finally arrived in the real China. We see no tourists here. Today we went to Moziquao Primary School. We were met at the gate by students who greeted us in English. We were welcomed at a school assembly and given beautiful bouquets. Then Marilyn gave a speech to 1200 students. Next we were were presented with gifts. Marilyn received an antique Chinese carving and we all were given ...

... etc<br>etc. <br><br>Les tele-ann*nces s*nt aussi m*che ici qu'a mais*n. Mais<br>y'a des f*is que m*n c*eur desir**ait intensement juste p*ur deux<br>sec*ndes... rev*ir le Chef T*ny pis ses c*uteaux, *u bien le B*wflex. Ou les ann*nces de dild* a TVA apres 11 heures parce que maudit je suis en manque de p*rn.<br> <br>Je<br>suis en manque d'ami aussi. Marc est parti avec Christianne sur la<br>m*ntagne des Singes a l'Ouest et devrais revenir vendredi. En ...

I left the hotel late, checked my email at a net bar, then went to go to an expat hangout which turned out not to be open, so went for noodles instead. Probably a good thing since the noodles were much cheaper than anything in an expat hangout would ever be. Then I headed for Tianfu Square, figuring I would go mooch in Starbucks, drinking ...

... if I still wanted a bike and that there was a bunch of them going to the place after class (by the way, calligraphy class was really fun! we did the basic 1 2 3 in class). So I got a nice 50 USD bike with a bell and a lock. Bt while we were there these officials in green shirts came and just started taking away bike from the people who already had bought them. They were illegally parked I guess. But these green shirts just come, ask no questions and take it away in ...

... waited for a while and then got out our DVD player and continued to watch Grey's Anatomy. Mike eventually called us and said that the guy is fine, no broken bones and that his finger was just dislocated. He asked to talk to Jimmy, and I told him "Jimmy is gone". Mike asked, did the police take him away? I explained to him what happened and he told us to just wait there until he gets a hold of Jimmy. A little while later Jimmy ...

... started rocking. This is actually not a very strange sensation if you've ever been inside a Chinese taxi. All of a sudden, people started pouring out of one building, then another, then all out of every building on the block. People began to run into the middle of the street, trying to get as far away from the buildings as possible. His taxi driver panicked, yelling "What!? What!?" and accelerated. The taxi was speeding toward the intersection when a ...

... mine with shrimp. They were very good, even had a bit of zing to them, but hey, we are in the province of Sichuan! I decided to write our last hostel and inform them what happened and how unacceptable it was! So it'll be interesting to see what they have to say. Jes was feeling pretty sick and I felt like I was coming down with it too. So we decided to head to bed. I am soo excited about the pandas, I don't know if I'll be able to sleep!! Chao for now! Zoe

... to see a friendly face though. So what do you do when this happens? Well, you spend most of the day on the internet and then go for Szechuan Hotpot and far too much alcohol. Obviously. I leave tomorrow afternoon to meet Jon in Shanghai, which gives me plenty of time to visit the famous panda sanctuary just outside Chengdu. The trip leaves at 7am so will be easy as owt to get up for. So long as I don't get too drunk tonight...