Stranger No More

With my schedule tweaked to perfection I took off Thursday afternoon to Chengdu to hang with Evan. We were going to Leshan the next day and planning to return in time to go to Lisa’s 30th birthday party. Just play along, you’ll figure out who everyone is.

I made my way to Evan’s where we decided the head-to-Leshan-tonight plan was too late to be acted on and that if we waited until the morning then Jon could join us. We instead headed over to Dave’s Oasis for pizza and beer. Imagine my joy when Dave said he had some Newcastle Brown Ale that wasn’t on the menu. I guess you don’t have to imagine, I just told you. Yum. He also makes a great spicy chicken pizza. We hung out on the sofas while Daft Punk played and really just had a nice relaxed evening. With Jon a no show we decided that the next day would be a long one and wisely decided to call it a night.

Evan is quite a breakfast eater. I’ve never stayed with him without a hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon, beans and toast. I actually gain wait during even a few days spent in Chengdu. He made breakfast and we both enjoyed it. Jon met up with us and we grabbed a cab to the bus station while Big Jon grumbled about hunger. Dave had told us that a bus would depart for Leshan every 30 minutes beginning at 7:30 and Evan was optimistic about the 8:00 but I figured 8:30. We were going to be on the 9:00. Tickets in hand we decided that we would have to find Jon something to eat. I knew that Dico’s was very near and suggested it. Jon thought a fried chicken sandwich with french fries sounded like an awesome breakfast. They were a bit slow in processing his order and it was rapidly approaching 9:00. We anxiously watched for a bus to drive by when at 9:00 they turned on the lights inside the restaurant as they opened for business. Heh. Jon protectively clutched his meal in one hand and his Trans-former meal toy in the other as we trotted over to the bus station where we were quickly whisked to our waiting bus. Hooray.
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