11/3 成都 熊猫基地 CHENGDU PANDA BASE!
So although we were exhausted last night, an early night was not had... nor did we get up super early. I thought pengge had woke up at 6 with my alarm as we were talking, turns out it was sleep talking haha. Turns out he's had a couple gay friends and was freaking out incase we thought he was gay, the gay hostel guys also thought he was Korean lol. We got pics with the owner and he gave us homemade jiaozi! How cute!
We evenentually
We evenentually
Made it out after lunch to go to the panda research camp 成都熊猫基地。it was super busy, the best times to go is early morning were they are most active and get fed, afternoon they eat again, they like the cold so with this random heat they are of course not very active. Got karin a student entry using my card haha. We headed straight to see the outside panda enclosures and luckily we were just in the right place at the right time for one slowly came plodding along to the front looking for food haha. Everywhere else they were hidden, sleeping or inside but we later saw one climbing up a tree. Of course the Chinese crowded around the ones that were awake, but we had been patient and at the right place at the right time so we're comfortably near the front. The environment is nice. Lots of wild bamboo shoots. The enclosures are ok too. (For not being nature of course)
We had to line up for the babies. Lots of people in short 5 minute slots per section, 2 section, under a year and babies. Lazy, sleeping or eating. They save the best for last with the newly borns. Omg they are about the size of puppy's. All sprawled on the floor. Sleeping, if it wasn't for the breathing movement and one of 2 crawling about you would think they were fake/dead. But utterly adorable!
Outside we checked out the reserves for the red panda 小熊猫/红熊猫。 they were more active, and are endangered now, Unlike the panda which has had a recent change in status.the red panda is fast climbs trees and jump, more like a fox狐 or raccoon 狸 with a huge thick tail, the only way it really resembles a panda (along with being a native of china) is the black panda eyes, body,habits, tail and colouring are nothing alike. Their enclosures were big we could walk around them, close to the red panda, one climbed up high in a tree overhanging our path and another across the barrier was meters apart eating. So cool!
Ofc leaving the place you are bombarded with panda souvenirs 熊猫纪念品and food. I tried some of the sort of, Chinese Carmel cream but it's made with a golden syrup so not really to my liking. we squeezed and I mean SQUEEZED all 5 of us into a 三轮车 motor rickshaw. Was actually hilarious.
From here we decided to check out the old street we didn't venture into last time, a different one kuanzhaixiangzi alleys 宽窄巷子 we got some of the traditional sort of Milk icelollys. Not heavy, not so milky very refreshing! I learnt some of the names for the different operas of each area 昆曲，京剧。川剧.歌剧.粤剧. We eventually found a place to have Sichuan hot pot. Unlike the Chongqing 火锅 it doesn't have lots of sauces and spices 调味料 so no 花生酱 but you do have the oil 芝麻油 the guys basically drink it haha.
Again we did half and half med/hot and light spice. Super tasty! I love the seasweeds here there's a few types or maybe just different names for the same thing haha 海菜海带海藻, and all the mushrooms and 豆腐 we then went to the super market the girls getting some hot pot spices. It's delicious but not the easiest thing to digest. And like in thailand, it's one of the few things that's not usually served with rice or noodles (though sometimes u can put noodles in the hotpot)
We had to line up for the babies. Lots of people in short 5 minute slots per section, 2 section, under a year and babies. Lazy, sleeping or eating. They save the best for last with the newly borns. Omg they are about the size of puppy's. All sprawled on the floor. Sleeping, if it wasn't for the breathing movement and one of 2 crawling about you would think they were fake/dead. But utterly adorable!
Outside we checked out the reserves for the red panda 小熊猫/红熊猫。 they were more active, and are endangered now, Unlike the panda which has had a recent change in status.the red panda is fast climbs trees and jump, more like a fox狐 or raccoon 狸 with a huge thick tail, the only way it really resembles a panda (along with being a native of china) is the black panda eyes, body,habits, tail and colouring are nothing alike. Their enclosures were big we could walk around them, close to the red panda, one climbed up high in a tree overhanging our path and another across the barrier was meters apart eating. So cool!
From here we decided to check out the old street we didn't venture into last time, a different one kuanzhaixiangzi alleys 宽窄巷子 we got some of the traditional sort of Milk icelollys. Not heavy, not so milky very refreshing! I learnt some of the names for the different operas of each area 昆曲，京剧。川剧.歌剧.粤剧. We eventually found a place to have Sichuan hot pot. Unlike the Chongqing 火锅 it doesn't have lots of sauces and spices 调味料 so no 花生酱 but you do have the oil 芝麻油 the guys basically drink it haha. 
Again we did half and half med/hot and light spice. Super tasty! I love the seasweeds here there's a few types or maybe just different names for the same thing haha 海菜海带海藻, and all the mushrooms and 豆腐 we then went to the super market the girls getting some hot pot spices. It's delicious but not the easiest thing to digest. And like in thailand, it's one of the few things that's not usually served with rice or noodles (though sometimes u can put noodles in the hotpot)
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