We got a good nights sleep and and good breakfast at the hotel and headed for the Panda Breeding Center about 9:30 this morning. A beautiful day in Chengdu and we quickly shed our coats as we began the walk around the trails at the Park. The setup is much like a zoo with several areas of Pandas at various ages. The Pandas were very active today and we were able to spend lots of time watching them close up eating their bamboo. Much better than I expected. Sue and Ali paid the donation amount to allow them special membership to hold a panda on their lap.
We strolled around looking at all the different Pandas and enjoyed the sunny morning. It was amazing to see, and hear, them crunching on their bamboo shoots.
We watched a video and then headed back via the pond to feed the fish. They were swimming on top of each other to get the food.
We headed out for lunch about 1:30 and another Chinese lunch. We are anxious to share with our other travel companions that our food here has been the best on the trip so far, but the traffic and driving does seem to be worse. After lunch we went to a large park and had a very relaxing stroll in which we saw many activities. Some nice ladies in the park were kind enough to let us try their toys that were a mixture of a top and a yo-yo (I forgot the name) and we had lots of fun getting them to spin. Ali was the best at it.
We headed back to the hotel around 4:30 in hopes of a short swim before dinner but were disappointed to find the pool is an outdoor pool and is not ope for the season yet.
This will be my last blog entry before taking the last trek home. We have to leave for the airport at 5:30 in the morning and fly from Chengdu to Beijing to San Francisco to Boise. It will be very long and tiresome. I will talk to you all back in the states!
Signing off from China.
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