Chengdu and more pictures

Bin - our tour leader

Giant Leshan Buddha

Random funny sign

Today our group is in Chengdu. We are about 90 kms from where the most recent earthquake took place. Today, we visited the Leshan Giant Buddha. This Buddha was carved into the cliff, close to the river, and was finished in the early 800's. It is 71 meters tall. It's pretty cool to see something that large. Probably about 3 or 4 people can stand on his big toe, he is that huge.

This afternoon we went shopping at the market by the Monastery. Megan and I bought a gord flute and another noise maker. We sat on the corner to try and play, while we waited for Carmen to get a necklace made. We both sounded horrible, cause we hadn't yet perfected the instrument of course. The man who made and sold them to us heard how horrible we were and attempted to give us a lesson and before we knew it there were about 15-20 people gathered around us, taking pictures of Megan and I and our flute maker. The market was cool, and pretty busy. After that we headed out with our group for dinner and now I am here, at the internet cafe by our hotel. Tomorrow is going to be so great. as we are going to the Panda Breeding Sanctuary. I am so excited about this. After the sanctuary, we will take a 4 hour train to catch our boat for the Yangtze river. We will be on that boat for 3 days and will end up at the Three Gorges Dam. I will update as soon as I can...! Enjoy the pics!