Chengdu and the Panda Breeding Research Center

Arriving in Chendu I was cranky and sleepless。 The thought of finding a taxi to get me to the hostel was sickening。 The reality was worse。 I couldn’t find someone who actually knew the address and when I did they wanted to charge me a fortune。 I ended up sitting in a park until I was collected enough to try again。 I found a lovely lady， who found me a taxi， who was honest enough not to drive me the lenght width and bredth of China。 I eventually found my hostel， booked in ，had a meal， did my washing and finally had a sleep。 When i woke up there was Sabrina and Luc。。。。A Black English guy and a sultry Italian woman。 Great people to make friends with。 We spent the evening eating and drinking and having a good laugh。Poor Luc is an eyesaw in China and the attention he got was amazing and wears alittle thin after a bit too！ The following day we spent walking the lengthn of Chengdu taking in the sights。 The evening was spent eating and Luc and I having heated and competative games of pool and darts。 I had a great time with them。 Such a change to the others from Dali！
On my last day in Chengdu I went to the Panda Research Center。 Up early and waiting for my guide。 I sat in the lobby until finally I was put in to a van。 5 minuted later I was removed from the van and put in the correct one。 So off we went。 Myself and 5 Irish boys。 When we arrived at the center there were hundreds of other tourists and Chinese alike。I was concerned that I wouldn‘t be able to see anything。 When we got to the encloser I was happy to see three beautiful Pandas munching away on tons of bamboo， staring back at us。 I was only meters from these gentle giants。They were so graceful and cuddly， I just wanted to leap right in！Sanity made me decide not too。 At each enclosure I was graced with presence of Pandas eating their morning meal and slumbering away on the sun beds。In the nursery there were little tinie tiny babies all pink and devine。 Or little kitten sized black and white creatures curled up in a humidity crib。 The only unfortunate thing was the stupid Chinese tourists who didn’t care about the "No Fash" sign that hung above the crib.　
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