Thursday March 31 - Travel to Chengdu

Thursday was a more relaxed day.  We got on the bus at 8:30 to go to the Beijing airport and fly to Chengdu (a 3 hour flight).  Once there we went to a really beautiful park where we had tea and got to see the locals enjoying a day at the park (Badminton, Tai Chi, etc).  Some people also tried the local traditional ear cleaning and/or shoulder massage.  Sonia was excited to have her ears cleaned and declared she "can hear anything now".

We had the evening free.  After a couple really long days, we chose to go to a local grocery and buy some noodle soup, snacks, and drinks.  We spent the evening in our room eating, chatting, and playing "go fish" and other little games we had along.  It was a great way to recharge.  Sonia slept from 8:30pm to 6:30am when the alarm went off... a great nights sleep!

Friday is panda day... she's super excited.

Some pictures...