Further into China...
and going smoothly enough. The high-speed train is a very easy way to get around, and all train stations/airports are linked to the cities by metro, so it's never more than ~50c to get to wherever you need. First stop this time was the stereotypically named Wu Tong Li Youth Hostel, here in Chengdu. I arrived late enough in the evening, so the LED-filled streets leading the way were quiet enough:
Big love,
Stu.
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and going smoothly enough. The high-speed train is a very easy way to get around, and all train stations/airports are linked to the cities by metro, so it's never more than ~50c to get to wherever you need. First stop this time was the stereotypically named Wu Tong Li Youth Hostel, here in Chengdu. I arrived late enough in the evening, so the LED-filled streets leading the way were quiet enough:
And I was a little worried it would be another stop of having no easy means of communicating to anyone. My worries were unfounded luckily, as the hostel was far more lively than the last, and two Italian girls had checked in at the same time. We made plans to check out what Chengdu is most famous for the next day - Pandas are native to this province. So with some help from two people working at the hostel, we all set off to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Again it was a short stop here, only two nights, so I needed to make the most of the one full day I had - and it started off well:
After finishing up there, the two folk from the hostel kindly brought us to an authentic Chinese dumpling place for lunch:
And from there we set off for the Wu Hou Shrine, a temple within walking distance that had an expansive grounds with temples/gardens that make it well worth a visit:
And is apparently home to a "very famous Instagram photo" - this corridor:
At which point I had to leave the Italian girls for a half hour, as they waited to get the perfect photo for Instagram. I didn't feel the need to pose for a photo this time, maybe next time. Nice corridor all the same.
Once enough photos were taken there, we headed to the main touristy/shopping area of Chengdu to see what it had to offer:
Bookmarks and pig snouts it appears. China is weird.
We headed to a small Chinese family restaurant, at the below pictured bridge, to get a couple of beers in, and round off a pretty fun-filled day in Chengdu.
Livelier than Guilin, and a bit more to my liking, things seemed to be improving as time went on. Quickly wrapping up my time here, another high-speed train awaited me the next day, this time to Xi'an - where I'm spending an extra night, so thankfully a bit of a break from the trains. Hopefully things stay on this upward slope, we shall see.
Big love,
Stu.
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