Chengdu

Loose translation according to my Parapro is "Three countries good place"

Tianfu, Chengdu Hotel, we stayed here three nights.

Small part of a very big hotel lobby.

Our hotel Room was very nice.

Bev and the Doorman

Shoe/Bag repair, my friend had his camera bag fixed by this gentleman for less than a dollar.

Bev took this picture of Tim

Great variety show we attended

Leah our tour guide telling us about the Sichuan dishes we were eating. Hot Very Very Spicy!

Street Vendor

Tim rubs the Happiness symbol to get some.
He was not the first one as you can see by the bright polished brass.

Taking home some rice

Very busy Outpatient Clinic

Contemplating a needed repair

Happy Chinese Family

Negotiating the price of oranges

This was a art auction that we happen to come upon

Manhole Cover

Ear cleaning

Pretty model

Daily staples for sale in a typical store

This grandmother let me take her picture

These are some pictures from our recent trip to Chengdu. Along with the Pandas we were able to see a little of the town when we were not on tour with our tour guide.

There is also a picture of Leah here. The dinner we had prior to the variety show. We ended up with a total of 13 different bowls of food for each of the 6 of us. The picture above is when we were about half way through the meal. Tim tried everything but could only eat some of about half of the dishes.

I am still very amazed that we were so fortunate to be in Chengdu a week before the earthquake. Wow