Today I visited Ueno Zoo to see the Panda House.
比力 (Bi Li) and 仙女 (Xian Nu) will leave
雅安(Ya'an) 碧峰峡(BiFengXia) Panda Base
early morning on Feb 21(Mon)
(↑Sorry for the mistake,
the Pandas have already left BiFengXia,
according to the news in Japan.)
They will fly from Chengdu to Shanghai,
and then fly from Shanghai to Narita
on ANA NH960. Hopefully the plane will arrive at
Narita Airport around 9PM,
and then at Ueno Zoo around 11:30PM.
It will be a long trip for the Pandas,
and I hope they will arrive safely!
The Panda House is not open to the public yet,
so I would like to show you some pictures I took today.
This is the entrance part of the Panda section.
Cute Pandas everywhere! Children would love this!
There is an area where visitors can
put their head inside this
"Panda face hole" and take great pictures!
This is the First Panda House.
Underneath the stone bed near the window,
there is a heating system, and when the Pandas
feel cold, they can come to sleep here.
Second Panda House.
Third Panda House
Forth Panda House
This is the passage that leads to the Panda House.
Many visitors are expected around the Panda House,
and we would walk down this place
to get to the front line to meet the Pandas!
I wonder how crowded the place will be,
and how long we can stay in front of the window
to watch the Pandas. We'll see!
This is the entrance of the Kitchen.
Today the keepers were preparing
vegetables and fruits for the tapirs (バク）.
Food for the Pandas will also
be prepared in this kitchen.
Tomorrow I will be at Narita Airport
and Ueno Zoo to be there for their arrival.
So excited!!!
Pambassador Yumiko Kajiwara
