We only had two nights in chengdu which we spent at sims hostel, it would of been nice to of had an extra night or two i reck, but Rich and Shell were booked on a boat cruise and lauren was heading off to Shanghai for the 16th, plus my visa is getting worryingly close to running out, so we had to get a move on.
We`d paired up in private rooms so that was a blessing to be be able to spread out a bit more than usual, i`d literally been living in dorms since Rome and a private shower was a luxury greatly missed. Also it meant we could order take away and eat it in our room, which was a first for this trip.
Ordering take out in China from a menu with no pictures and no English writing is one of the funniest things you`ll ever do in your life. Trying to mime noodles and chickens is one thing thing but saying you want to take it away is something else, i ended up having to go into the kitchen and pretending to carry a bag out. All this as well as having to steal enough chopsticks for us all to eat with. [and for the record soy sauce is nigh on impossible to mime, FACT]
The day after we took the 2 hour train to Leshan to see the worlds biggest Buddha, standing at just over 71m it`s frickin huge, i was well impressed with this place.. we also had the place almost to ourselves which made it extra cool, especially as we`d heard the rumors of queues of up to 4 and 5 hours during the national day :O owww
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That Buddha looks amazing and the area it is in looks beautiful. Glad you have met up with a great bunch of people :D
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