Pandas and more old stuff

On our final day we started by booking it to the zoo. I’m not going to lie, I chose the trip specifically to see the pandas. It was pitiful. They were cute as sin, don’t get me wrong. They were just so sad looking, all locked up in tiny rooms. One even sat by a door, putting his paw up against and looking out mournfully. Big Tom went to the actual zoo and said they were all in tiny cages, the size of their bodies. We headed towards the Summer Palace, where the emperors would spend their summers. The title is pretty clear, more old stuff. By this point everything was just a big ornate building, with cherry blossoms blooming nearby and impressive landscape in the distance. Katie, Annabel, and I walked around looking at the gardens and what not. We had a women come up to us and insist we all take turns taking pictures with her daughter. Then she decided she wanted to be in them too. It was really cute. We headed across the street for lunch. I stayed long enough to try the fish pizza. Go ahead and ask where I was three minutes later? Go ahead, ask. Well, next door. Enjoying a delicious double cheeseburger with fries and a Fanta. Mmm… Don’t think I wasn’t the only one. Soon everyone was next door, ordering their own meals and dining on the deliciousness that is McDonalds (slim pickings abroad, unless you’re a KFC freak. Seriously, who knew KFC was so freaking huge abroad??) We had more time to kill before the airport so we headed to, where else, the Silk Market. I guess my trips are usually predictable, aren’t they? They ALWAYS end up back at shopping, with or against my will. That’s fine, I’m now 2 trench coats, 3 purses, 1 clutch, 1 polo, 1 pair of shoes, 3 bags, 1 dress, 2 shawls, 1 pair of chopsticks, and 3 pieces of jewelry better of a person, haha. I love my life.