On the morning of us leaving the manager wanted to give us all a present and have lots of photos. I think this may all appear in some advertising for non Chinese tourist’s somewhere.
The gift was a stuffed monkey as Mount Emie is famous for its monkeys in the hills.
Journey to Chengdu is not long but the roads are in need of repair and the driving of the locals is at an all time low. We get use to driving like them which is anywhere there is not a pot hole. The reason for the bad roads is that a new motorway has been built and they have not renewed this section yet. Unfortunately motorcycles are not allowed on the motorway “DUH!” I think we might test that out in the near future. We arrive there mid afternoon with a welcome from the management on the notice boards and above the main entrance. Seems like everyone wants to advertise our presence
Now Chengdu is the home town of our guide “Little John” and he will stop at home to have some time with his son.
We get to have a wander round the city which has a population of 10 million a very vibrant place that would not look out of place in any city in England.
Designer shops with no one over 30. Well that is how it looked to me (40+ person) but everyone else with me is thinking the same thing
So we visited Jing Lea Street which is an old part of town but like most things in China, it was refurbished in 2004 (read Built new)
10477 miles – Chengdu. China
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