Day 40 30 May 2013 Chengdu I finished my blog at 1.15 Am this morning and had to get up at 6.30 Am as I had booked a morning tour of the Panda Breeding centre . Chengdu is synonymous with Panda's as this is the only place in the world where Panda’s are found in the wild. The sanctuary was just outside the city. A fellow traveler (Adrian from Ireland) mentioned it again late last night and asked me to come and him and I am glad I did although, I felt like...

Day 39 May 29 (May 28) Another new obstacle/experience. Travelling by train is easy, but getting on the right train, that may require some planning or so I thought. My train was leaving at 18.48. I had enquired at the desk how long it would take from the hostel to the train station; about 15 minutes I was told. I thought I better leave early as I may have some problems finding the right platform. Outside the hostel I went to a few taxi drivers who were not at ...