Chengdu, China
Its really foggy and smoggy here in Chengdu which didn't inspire me to do anything yesterday (Saturday, 23 September) afternoon once I arrived. The hostel (Sim's Cozy guesthouse) is fantastic so I just hung around the guesthouse all afternoon and evening. The guesthouse (and I think Chengdu in general) is really cheap. My dorm bed cost less than $2 per night, internet is around $.35/hour, and the cafe at the hostel is also really cheap and has good food. Its great!
On Sunday (24 September) morning I went to the panda reserve near Chengdu with several people from the hostel. It was really cool, but also really touristy. But I guess all the tourists are good for the center because it means more money for the pandas. It was basically a zoo though - albeit a very nice and spacious zoo without any bars - which I wasn't expecting. They take really good care of the pandas there and we got to see the super tiny new borns that were kept in a very human like nursery. Over all it was a neat experience.
We got back to the hostel around noon and then a bunch of us went for a lunch of Chinese hot-pot. Hot-pot is where they have some big bowls of boiling soups/oils over flames at the table. You take skewers with raw meat (all kinds.....) and vegetables on them and cook them in the oil. It was a good time.
Tomorrow I'm going to take the bus to a town a couple hours away from Chengdu to try to extend my visa. Apparently you can get visa extensions very quickly at this place and I need to extend my visa before I enter Tibet.
On Sunday (24 September) morning I went to the panda reserve near Chengdu with several people from the hostel. It was really cool, but also really touristy. But I guess all the tourists are good for the center because it means more money for the pandas. It was basically a zoo though - albeit a very nice and spacious zoo without any bars - which I wasn't expecting. They take really good care of the pandas there and we got to see the super tiny new borns that were kept in a very human like nursery. Over all it was a neat experience.
We got back to the hostel around noon and then a bunch of us went for a lunch of Chinese hot-pot. Hot-pot is where they have some big bowls of boiling soups/oils over flames at the table. You take skewers with raw meat (all kinds.....) and vegetables on them and cook them in the oil. It was a good time.
Tomorrow I'm going to take the bus to a town a couple hours away from Chengdu to try to extend my visa. Apparently you can get visa extensions very quickly at this place and I need to extend my visa before I enter Tibet.
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