“ Hey…I’m going to be in Calgary. Wanna go see the pandas?” Texting from near Seattle, to my friends on the east coast, I only expected that there was a 30% chance that they would say yes. It was 2018, my partner was going to Lake O’Hara for three days of hiking and he suggested I take the opportunity to go on to Calgary with the car while he was in the mountains, to see the pandas.
So glad I happened to be in Calgary for the 2019 gathering. And not regretting buying TWO panda stuffies in honor of the twinkies. Too bad it didn’t work out for me to be in DC this Fall. Please keep me posted on any future expeditions. I have a cousin living in Doha where a new pair of pandas are now living…..might they need some visitors?? Any plans for China whenever that might be possible?
I remember these travels of this group! They have such a good time seeing pandas and have such a good time with each other!
Calgary could not feed their pandas because bamboo had to be shipped in by various modes of transport. Calgary had to ship their
Pandas and cubbies to China so they would not starve to death!The SMITHSONIAN Zoo in Washington, DC, grows its own bamboo(remember, the area around DC is perfect for growing bamboo!!)
As a matter of fact, when the Kickstarter Group went to China, that is when I decided I needed to have pandas in my life--either my inner self or my outer self--and I have never looked back! Pandas forever!🐼❤️
So glad I happened to be in Calgary for the 2019 gathering. And not regretting buying TWO panda stuffies in honor of the twinkies. Too bad it didn’t work out for me to be in DC this Fall. Please keep me posted on any future expeditions. I have a cousin living in Doha where a new pair of pandas are now living…..might they need some visitors?? Any plans for China whenever that might be possible?
I remember these travels of this group! They have such a good time seeing pandas and have such a good time with each other!
Calgary could not feed their pandas because bamboo had to be shipped in by various modes of transport. Calgary had to ship their
Pandas and cubbies to China so they would not starve to death!The SMITHSONIAN Zoo in Washington, DC, grows its own bamboo(remember, the area around DC is perfect for growing bamboo!!)
As a matter of fact, when the Kickstarter Group went to China, that is when I decided I needed to have pandas in my life--either my inner self or my outer self--and I have never looked back! Pandas forever!🐼❤️
I still laugh out loud recalling our takeover of the Calgary Zoo Panda Pavilion gift shop. What a hoot!
Have been daydreaming about Vienna next December for pandas (hopefully with snow), Christmas markets, and Royal Lipizzaner horses. Trifecta!