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China (Chengdu)

Welcome to Chengdu
Enio and I rented bikes for the day...
A trip to the Panda Breeding Center
We got great views of momma panda...






and her babies...

lesser pandas....


and toured the informational museum



back in town...
Some temple
The fire lady
Meat street
Meat man (blurry)
Meat lady
Building a river
'Whoa...'
'Oops... sorry down there'
Welcome to Renmin Park
Smack dab in the middle of town
A place where you'll find lots of flowers...





people standing in the flowers...
'I just love those white ones'
'Take the picture already'
This guy was a fruitcake
Waiting for the perfect moment

Peace (you shoulda seen him run)
a place for a peaceful walk...
and the practicing grounds for local sumo wrestlers
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't fly
The elderly practice Tai Chi in the early morning

Walking 'the circle'
and fending off evil beings
while the less active compete in a tense game of Mah Jong
Margret has seven sticks
A park for the kids...


Little miss no friends
Creative crafts...
and an amusement park...


Out of the park and back in the city
Interesting mix of old and new (reminds me of pittsburg)
And once again Mao oversees all
'You got a problem?'
Mao
Chengdu at night
An evening at Paul's Cafe
Bayi cooking school
where theory...
and practice...
turn this...

into this
Sweet and spicy fish
Inspector #9
We learned a number of dishes, all of which I forget
Enio passes on the pork ear and peas
Me making a mess
Waiting in the airport