Chendu and Xian

Just flew in from Chendu a couple hours ago. Now were in Xian and tomorrow I think were checking out some temples and maybe the terracada (how the ef do you spell that) warriors.

Yesterday after a two hour taxi to Leshan and an hour waiting in line we wittnessed the 'Grand Buddha'. 70 meters high and in sitting postition the buddha cranes up to the sky. Standing at the bottom his big toe came to my waist.

Sooooo. That was all good and fun but the best past of yesterday HAD to be dinner. I was craving bi-bim-bop and Violet, our hostel manager told us there was a Korean Place down the street. After a 30 minute walk we were at the spot on the map she had circled with no idea where this resturant was. Tired and hungry we shlept around what seemed to be the time square of Chendu. Imagine New York but everything in chinese with even more obnoxious (in a good way) neons signs and thats where we were. We had given up hope and were just looking for any old restruant when me and Log checked one last place and BAMO we found it by accident. SO good.

We had so much bi-bim-bop and korean barbaque I thought I was gonna explode. The boys took turns soaking meat in wasabi soy sauce, eating it, crying, wiping their eyes and trying again. Yum!

This morning we got up early and headed for the panda reserve. Gosh you think they're cute in pictures but everytime you leave the zoo I think you forget just how cute they really are. I dont even know how to describe them. They lay on their back eating bamboo for hours and then, they'll just fall asleep out of nowhere. I feel like I can relate cause I love to eat, and I'm pretty good at sleeping too. In fact, my dad was just getting mad at me about that.

Him: 'Mattie! you can do whatever you want but I dont know why I'm bringing you to these foreign countries if your just gonna sleep through it all!'

hhaha. okay fine! haha, if you drag me out of bed I guess I'll stuff myself with good food, see amazing sights and tour foreign townss.. hahaha.

No but seriously ever since that whole no coffee thing... me + sleep = alllll the time. Maybe I have....AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS. oh my goood! hhahahaha.

Anyyyway. Tonight everyones craving some butter chicken so were off to get some Indian Food. iknowiknow. "Mattie your in China get some chinese food already!"

But heres a story about that: last night while wandering Chendu we came across a chinese place. Were flipping through the menu looking for something edible when I point something out. 'that looks good' I say. and then my mom 'oh yeah, it does what is that?' Dad: 'It says here: 'Fried donkey with mangerine''

YUUUUUM. Hhahahaha,