October 24 - October 26, 2010 - Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
The zoo was a lot of fun, and not quite as far out of town as we had thought. But, still pretty far by tiny, rickety bus. It would have been nice to see a panda or two, and hopefully I'll manage it before I come home. The irony that I might have a better chance of seeing a panda in an American zoo is not lost on me.
The weather is shifting again. And quickly. The fall days are already beginning to feel like winter ones, so I'll need to buy a coat. That will be this week's "big" adventure. Coat-buying! Woo. Oh, and Halloween is coming up. Not too sure how that is going to pan out. We'll see, I guess.
OK, back to class, then.
Hayden
The adventures of an American college student in China.
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08 November 2010
28 October 2010
Day 64
October 23, 2010 - Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Januar, Shelly, I succeeded in making it to the zoo, at last. How was it? Allow me to quote my tripadvisor.com review:
"The first thing we were told when we approached the ticket counter was “没有熊猫." ("No Pandas"), not really a great way to start the day. The park itself was rundown, and that's putting it nicely. You should pack a lunch: the restaurant listed on the map (Flamingo Restaurant) is an abandoned building; We ended up eating ramen noodles from a vendor in the middle of the woods. The free bus tour drives at break-neck speed through the park's wild animal sanctuary, but I imagine the car you have to pay 40RMB for goes slower, it might even stop. While visiting, we stayed for the Marine Animal Show (as it was listed on the map; it's really just a sea lion show), but found the Circus Show building to be as empty as the restaurant. We decided to leave after we spent half an hour trying to find our way to the Wild Bird Show, to no avail.
On the plus side: There was NO ONE at the park. We saw, maybe, twenty other people all day. Some of the areas we had entirely to ourselves, including the Monkey House. We spent fifteen minutes or so with a chimpanzee and her baby, watching them play without another soul in sight. You should be warned, however, the animal's environments are...less than optimal. If you're squeamish about that sort of thing, you might want to avoid the park altogether."
Eh, we had a good time, though. And, I took a ton of pictures:
And, I paid about $1 to ride a camel!
Hmm...wait. That mandrill. I guess I should have mentioned that these photos were NSFW. Oh, well. :-P
Hayden
Januar, Shelly, I succeeded in making it to the zoo, at last. How was it? Allow me to quote my tripadvisor.com review:
"The first thing we were told when we approached the ticket counter was “没有熊猫." ("No Pandas"), not really a great way to start the day. The park itself was rundown, and that's putting it nicely. You should pack a lunch: the restaurant listed on the map (Flamingo Restaurant) is an abandoned building; We ended up eating ramen noodles from a vendor in the middle of the woods. The free bus tour drives at break-neck speed through the park's wild animal sanctuary, but I imagine the car you have to pay 40RMB for goes slower, it might even stop. While visiting, we stayed for the Marine Animal Show (as it was listed on the map; it's really just a sea lion show), but found the Circus Show building to be as empty as the restaurant. We decided to leave after we spent half an hour trying to find our way to the Wild Bird Show, to no avail.
On the plus side: There was NO ONE at the park. We saw, maybe, twenty other people all day. Some of the areas we had entirely to ourselves, including the Monkey House. We spent fifteen minutes or so with a chimpanzee and her baby, watching them play without another soul in sight. You should be warned, however, the animal's environments are...less than optimal. If you're squeamish about that sort of thing, you might want to avoid the park altogether."
Eh, we had a good time, though. And, I took a ton of pictures:
And, I paid about $1 to ride a camel!
Hmm...wait. That mandrill. I guess I should have mentioned that these photos were NSFW. Oh, well. :-P
Hayden
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