Touching a panda…
Oct 27th, 2007 by scott
Well, I went to the Panda Research Center Friday (2007å¹´10月26å·). We had three vans going from the Mix Hostel. We left at 7:40 and got back at about 12:30. There isn’t really a lot to report, other than we saw a lot of pandas and I got my picture taken with both a panda (the baby that sat in your lap was Y1000, or $133, so I went with the two year old that was Y400 ($54). In addition, the picture with the red panda was only Y50 ($7).
Well, here is a link to the rest of the pictures, and here are a few pics:
Scott with Panda (nickname Bamboo monger)
Scott with Red Panda (nickname Apple monger)
A sign that was outside the panda nursery, I guess they figured we needed a reminder…hmmm Panda burgers do sound tasty!
OK, I guess this was the REAL bamboo monger…
More fun with the black and white bears…
Saturday in Chengdu
Well, today (Saturday, 2007å¹´10月27å·), I walked around Chengdu, literally. I took the bus to south Chengdu and walked back next to a river that circles the city, about eight miles or so. It was a nice walk, but I didn’t take any pictures and don’t have much to report about it.
love those pandas. your dad and i got to interact with red ones when we were in sikkim, until then i had no idea that they existed.
the giant buddha is certainly worth the trip. your pictures are fantastic.
Hi Ann, Thanks for the comments. I’m having a great time and am glad to hear that all was not bad in Sikkim (I remember your hotel stories). Take care, Scott
Here in the “SOUTH”, all wildlife is food!