A trip to Sichuan in July

I finished booking these tickets. It took an entire afternoon. Going through as many as possible these discount travel agents for lowest fares, especially this time it is a trip for two. The airfare deal is pretty nice, but we end up leaving a couple of days later than we originally planned because these deals are sold out on that day. The conference is to be held in Sichuan. Last time I was there, I visited a smaller research center outside Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan. That center is also funded by the United Nations, and you can observe these baby pandas playing around just right in front of you.

Can I hug them? Well, it is kind of tricky. My friend told me later: if you donate $100, then they let you wear a type of blue colored protective outfit, and you can hug the baby pandas. I am still regretting day and night that I did not do that when I visited Chengdu last time. So this trip, I am prepared!