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tanithryudo) wrote2024-04-09 07:34 pm
tanithryudo) wrote2024-04-09 07:34 pm
China Trip Day 7 - Chengdu
Today is panda day.
Had breakfast at the hotel itself. Standard international breakfast. Nothing surprising. The egg tarts were tasty.
Then took the scenic tour bus to the Panda reserve. The commentator gave us tips about the hottest spots in the reserve. And then also sold me on two sets of panda magnets. These contain wechat QR codes that will randomly direct you to an official panda-cam, which is cool. Plan to keep the set of four for the house, and then break up the set of 8 for gifting.
Reserve tickets require real ID, but thankfully just the number, not the actual original document. Similarly, buying tickets for the internal tram car was also a hassle and the page refused to load on my wechat, but thankfully, after much struggle with the app,cashew was able to buy for 2.
At the reserve, we started off going directly to the Starry Sky (星星) section. Nobody was home at the indoor nursery exhibits, but we saw quite a few pandas in the outdoor enclosures.
Afterwards we got something to drink at the nearby Pedestrian Street. I also got a decent signed sundae to help bring down my temperature. Also, rested my feet which were starting to ache again. (There is so much climbing up and down everywhere...)
Next we rook the tram to the No. 1 Giant Panda Villa. Met a few "diplomat" pandas. Then detoured to the Moon Nursery House, which again was empty.
Then it was the two red pandas sections, and got some group pics there. Finally, hit the Sun Nursery House, which apparently didn't even have an indoor section. 😮💨
By this point we were four hours in and my feet were done for the day. So we started making our way out. Maybe if the rest of the schedule works out we could go back and visit a few more less popular enclosures...
Took the same tour bus back to Chunxi Rd. Dinner was eaten at hotpot + skewers (钢管厂五区小郡肝火锅串串香). Got a 鸳鸯 pot and stuffed myself. The cilantro/parsley wrapped in beef slices were delicious.
Had breakfast at the hotel itself. Standard international breakfast. Nothing surprising. The egg tarts were tasty.
Then took the scenic tour bus to the Panda reserve. The commentator gave us tips about the hottest spots in the reserve. And then also sold me on two sets of panda magnets. These contain wechat QR codes that will randomly direct you to an official panda-cam, which is cool. Plan to keep the set of four for the house, and then break up the set of 8 for gifting.
Reserve tickets require real ID, but thankfully just the number, not the actual original document. Similarly, buying tickets for the internal tram car was also a hassle and the page refused to load on my wechat, but thankfully, after much struggle with the app,
cashew was able to buy for 2. At the reserve, we started off going directly to the Starry Sky (星星) section. Nobody was home at the indoor nursery exhibits, but we saw quite a few pandas in the outdoor enclosures.
Afterwards we got something to drink at the nearby Pedestrian Street. I also got a decent signed sundae to help bring down my temperature. Also, rested my feet which were starting to ache again. (There is so much climbing up and down everywhere...)
Next we rook the tram to the No. 1 Giant Panda Villa. Met a few "diplomat" pandas. Then detoured to the Moon Nursery House, which again was empty.
Then it was the two red pandas sections, and got some group pics there. Finally, hit the Sun Nursery House, which apparently didn't even have an indoor section. 😮💨
By this point we were four hours in and my feet were done for the day. So we started making our way out. Maybe if the rest of the schedule works out we could go back and visit a few more less popular enclosures...
Took the same tour bus back to Chunxi Rd. Dinner was eaten at hotpot + skewers (钢管厂五区小郡肝火锅串串香). Got a 鸳鸯 pot and stuffed myself. The cilantro/parsley wrapped in beef slices were delicious.