Kyoto Arashiyama

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We decided we didn’t get enough of Arashiyama, especially the hillside. A quick snack was a beef flavored hashbrown. Seiko had this soy soup thing. I had Cherry Blossom flavored ice cream We visited the bamboo grove.             Jōjakkōji Temple 常寂光寺 This temple was constructed in 1596 and is wellRead more

More Time with Pandas in Chengdu

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Chengdu Panda Rescue Base For my last day in China, I head to the panda park with Jing.     Fuzzy panda butt         Watching pandas eat is highly enjoyable.   When they aren’t eating, they are sleeping           Red Pandas are always doing something cute, that isRead more

Chengdu Panda Rescue Base

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Jing snagged VIP tickets for the Chengdu Panda Rescue Base and Joni and I headed there early. Lucky for us, the place was not at all busy, and the shooting conditions were fantastic.   Butterfly looks like a leaf. We head to the nursery building first to see the newborns.     We then stopRead more