A Trip to the Zoo

I truly love the ability to provide multi-media in these postings. Here is our trip to the Chongqing Zoo, along with my favorite attraction thus far - the dancing bear. I have put these videos on You Tube, which seems a bit friendlier, and I hope that the bear will reach the masses!

First - the pictures. The Zoo in Chongqing was an oasis in an otherwise dank city, with all sorts of exotic animals. Leading up to the Pandas were these raccoon-like pseudo-bears (they are Red Pandas):



Then the main attraction:





And then the Tiger:


The Bear:

Ostriches:

Even the payphones are pandas:



Here is the video of The Bear - I can't get enough of this one:


And more video of the Pandas:


As we left the zoo, we passed a super Wal-Mart. It is a novelty, but it very interesting to see the most ubiquitous store half a world away. There is only one in Chongqing, and it isn't very popular.



And then it was time to eat more Chinese food (that's Lexi's friend Zoe):

And get ready for bed: