Think today was maybe highlight of the trip… hard to call it, but the Panda visit was really incredible and we visited an ancient/small town afterwards, Jiezi, that was really special. J/Matt and crew needed to be here for Panda time! Have sooo many videos to share too.

Here’s some snapshots from the day. We started by getting suited up in our jumpsuits. As Rawls said (many times) “who you going to call… Panda busters!”

We did very much do the dirty work// panda space clean out 

Not at all excited to feed the panda (bamboo shoots):

We ate with the volunteer crew — what they ate

Making panda cakes:

The boys made another friend. She was v. Sweet as well as her parents // they were visiting from Beijing

We headed afterwards to a walk through the ancient town of Jiezi. Loved walking through the streets, trying snacks / no tourism here it seemed.

And this was funny.  LEGO copyright doesn’t not extend here.  Minecraft = cubeworld and costs 88 yuan (abt $12)

Tomorrow heading farther south to Yangshuo, our last stop before one night in Beijing on way home!