Well it was rather nice but I wasn't devastated to leave Guilin for Nanning. The road was clear and as we left early we got there in time for a late lunch. We went to a place called the "Haixian Shichang", which is simply "Seafood Market". But it was a bit more than just a market.
There were dozens of stalls with various tanks of living water creatures and the idea was not that you'd go there and buy your stuff to take home, but rather you'd take your stuff to one of the eight or so restaurants surrounding the area, which included the parking area. So we set about the choosing what we wanted and of course it took a little time as there was arguing with the stall holders about the quality and freshness of course.
When we finally made our purchases we had to find a restaurant and make a second purchase - this time the weight of the food to be cooked. I didn't notice them differentiating between crabs, fish and other stuff - it just seemed to be the combined weight so I guess they are all relatively the same in time and effort to cook.
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| Nicolas and Uncle Lu checking out what we may eat for lunch |
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| Crabs are nice (to eat - that wasn't my hand) |
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| The food was fantastic of course, as was the company |
Bellies full, we got back in the van for the 90 minute journey back home to Pingguo.
But although we were home, Leilei wasn't as he was still with Waipo another hour or so away in Bangxu. So a third evening without him ensued, but Uncle Yellow's girlfriend, Xiao Chong, came around for an evening meal.
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| Xiao Chong and Uncle Yellow - a nice-looking couple (at least one half!) |
