We left the ship around 9:30 and went into the city of
Chongqing. During World War II, this
city was the capital of China because at the time it was inaccessible. We had to walk up some fairly steep steps to
get to the top where a bus was waiting for us.
Kai, our tour director, was kind enough to carry my carry-on up for
me. He had hired some men to carry our
check-in luggage up. I asked if there
were any remnants from World War II, but our guides indicated no.
Leaving Ship
Leaving Ship heading into Chongqing
The morning program was to head to the local zoo to
see the Pandas. There are two kinds of
pandas; the lesser panda and the giant panda.
The lesser is red and smaller. The giant pandas were quite busy eating;
consequently we didn’t see any “cute” behaviors. Our local guide informed us that the giant
pandas have six fingers including two thumbs, which helps them eat the bamboo.
Visit Local zoo
Entering zoo
Small panda
Small panda
Description
Description
You You snacking
You You snacking
You You snacking
Another Panda eating in the shade
Description
Panda prefers the shade
Description
Ling Ling eating his lunch
Ling Ling eating his lunch
After seeing the Pandas, we wandered around a Chinese
garden in the zoo and then went to lunch at a local restaurant. The food was acceptable.
Chinese Garden in zoo
Decorative pagoda in zoo garden
Zoo Garden
Zoo Garden
Zoo Garden
Leaving Zoo with the tall buildings around it
Topiary figures on the way out
On the ride to the airport, Kia warned us about
expressing political opinions in public.
This can be a real issue in Tibet.
We were driven from the airport to our hotel in Lhasa. We had to pass a check point. Apparently there are lots of check points in
Lhasa and we warned NOT to take pictures of the check points, soldiers, police
and barracks.
Landed in Lhasa
Near Airport
Me with silk welcome scarf
View out of my window.
The Lhasa Shangri La is beautiful. It is different from the one in Hong Kong in
that I assume that they are using a Tibetan motif.
We headed down for dinner. The altitude is effecting me but so far not
terribly. I have shortness of breath and
a light headed feeling. I was told that
this is normal and I don’t need to do anything about it; at least yet.
I am very tired so I am in my room updating the
information and then Beddy bye.
If my Father were alive, he would be 109 today.
If my Father were alive, he would be 109 today.
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