Panda Power

So i went to the panda research station. it was amazing. well worth the trip. i dare say the 18 hour train rdie was worth it for just this morning. the pandas were so cute. like big fluffy dolls. i get a few houndred photos. but as i forgot to repack my usb cable i cant post. mabye tonight someone will have one. but the big highlight was the red pandas. i have my picture holding a little red panda. yea thats right. i got to hold a panda!!! it was soooo cute and soft. i got to feed it apples.
and i resisted the temptation to buy a panda hat. as cute and ridiculous as it is it would go the way of my london hat. a decoration on a shelf. i'd rather print out some of these panda photos for the same price.

so this afternoon i booked my train ticket back south (25 freakin hour train ride) but i got a real novel now. no more old english classics. some thriller book about an assasign. im just lucky they have a book exchange. they had a few tom clancy's but i read em. although i was tempted to pick up rainbow 6 again.

the afternoon i spent wandering the city. just killing time going no where. i discovered a new food but i already forget what it is called. it basically was a pancake that could be folded over in a taco and filled with anythrim from peppers to sugar. it was really good. i also tried bamboo. and well its panda food, its sweet and juicy but its just fibers. i mean yea it fills you up quick but doesnt digestwell. ehh.

so im going to go again see if i can find a notebook. i guess ill read and write on the train. writing is a fun way to kill a few hours.

oh i also learned bank of china has a nice policy. they charge 10 koai every time you withdraw money in a province outside of where you opened the account. using the atm to withdraw 100 koai its a 10 koai fee. withdraw 1000 its a 10 koai fee... i wish i knew that. i've been getting charged and not know it. i would not have been taking money out in 100 or 200 increments. i mean its ridiculous. least i think so. its one country, one bank... why start this ridiculous charges?

anyway. ok so that is that and uh hope i come home!