Tomorrow we are off to Chengdu for some sightseeing. It should be an interesting place to visit. It was the scene of the big earthquake this past April that killed 70,000 people. It will be interesting to see how the people are getting by in the aftermath. One thing that we can say about humans in general is that they are resilient. After a tragedy, those who survive are usually numb, and are changed by the experience, but they keep going. It seems that things are moving forward there. I guess we will see firsthand.
One of the commercials that we have seen describes Chengdu as the land of abundance, home of the pandas. Chengdu is famous for their giant panda reserve and we are supposed to go see that. We are really looking forward to it. The other thing that we are going to do is go to IKEA. That is where we are going to get the rest of the furniture for our apartment and they have a café that gives free refills on coffee (that is something almost unheard of here). On top of that, they will even ship our goods across country to our place for us. Wow, pandas, refills on coffee, and delivery of our comfy furniture! We can’t wait to get there.
We are going by plane there and then we will be taking the train back, the slow train. It is going to take us about 18 to 24 hours. That should be quite an experience itself. We are going to get to actually see the countryside. Pictures will follow. – Frank
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Chinese Proverb
IKEA! yay! they probably have some manhole covers you can buy to have on the wall... or not! and free refills too! you won't know how to act. taking plenty panda pictures right?
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