DAY NINE We went to see the baby panda today. This panda is pretty special to the Thai people. Everyone was talking about it and wrote birthday card to it and took lots of pictures of it. And after all of the excitement to see the baby panda we only got to see it on a video screen because the baby didn’t feel like coming out to see its visitors. We did get to see the grown panda chew on bamboo. We also went to the aquarium which was in the Chiang Mai zoo. I have never seen such amazing fish. We saw creatures that we never knew existed. We spent most of our time there and probably could have stayed there all day long. After the zoo we went to yet another great restaurant with amazing food. After lunch we went to the umbrella shop and the woodworking market. We saw such beautiful things. We did some more shopping. The umbrella shop was very interesting because all the workers just sat outside at different stations working on each part of the umbrella. The boys really liked this and they each got to pick out an umbrella. We went to a very nice restaurant where you sit on the floor and try different foods from different areas in Thailand and then watch several different dances that they perform while you eat. This was really nice, but a little rough because the kids were so exhausted and the dinner started around 8:00. But we all enjoyed watching the different dances and were more than ready for bed when we got back to the hotel! Josie gets a little nap before the zoo The boys on the shuttle at the zoo Sutthida and Sarah I have no idea of the name of these creatures One of the strangest little things we saw Josie loves looking at the fish Some kind of pizza? The panda enjoys some bamboo Andy’s artsy shot of Edmund Judah loves seeing all the motorcycles! The random display outside of the panda exhibit What good boys I have…fanning me in the heat! I love this picture! Outside the restaurant One of the dances Judah says hi to the dancing goat The restaurant was beautiful and opened up to the outside