Day 6, Pandas, pandas, pandas!

What a day we had today.....Sydney's first field trip and Nicky's first time holding a giant panda!!! We went to the Chengdu Panda Preserve - one of the only panda breeding preserves in the world. You get up close and personal with the pandas. Nicky held a red panda cub and that was easy. Then it was time to hold a giant panda "baby". This "baby" was 100 lbs. and the staff was concerned that he would crush Nicky, so we settled on having him sit beside Nicky. Next it was time to meet an adult panda. While he relaxed on his tree stump, eating bamboo, Nicky walked into his cage and hugged him. It was an unbelievable sight.....these animals are amazing. Sydney was impressed at first, but since she's got a bit of a cold, she quickly tired of all of it and just wanted me to carry her. We went to the panda museum and learned all about panda breeding....some things you just don't need to know. Then we went for some authentic Sichuan chinese food. It was actually very good.....very hot, but very tasty. Charles and Nicky went exploring this afternoon for souvenirs for Nicky's class (and of course the daily stop at McDonalds). All in all, it was another great day in China. Sydney was worn out and was face down on the table by lunch (literally!)


See the photos for an up close look.
http://www.metasisdesign.com/china/Day6/index.htm