I have two points of interest to report to you, dear readers:
1. We languished in Chengdu for three days and failed to get any form of timely transport out of there other than a standing ticket for a 24-hour train ride in third class (see previous post for the full horror of what that would have entailed). Then, a miracle of miracles occurred about one hour before the journey of slow death was to begin. As we were returning some tickets we had found out would not have got us to Xining in time to start the Tibet tour (the Chinese authorities insist on you being on a tour for Tibet these days) we asked in desperation if there were any sleeper ticket returns and came up trumps! Cue wild, lottery-style-winning celebrations in the ticket hall, to the bemusement of several onlookers.
We're now in Xining and the ride on the highest railway in the world starts tonight. I'm practically weeing myself with excitement.
2. On a visit to Chengdu's panda breeding centre we came across an unlikely picture of former UK Deputy Prime Minister and national laughing stock John Prescott (see pic of pic).
I found myself wrestling with the question: which one most belongs in a zoo?
More pics of pandas for your perusal:
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I saw a Panda recently... it was dead... and stuffed... and in the natural history museum. But it was still a panda! I have no reason to be jealous... sigh
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