We were treated to a trip yesterday and what a trip it was. We got a sleep in as we were not being picked up until 9.30 am. It was only a small group of nine. Five foreigners three from the office/college and a photographer.
We were heading for Xin Chang, the home of the company or person who owns/started the college. It is also the home of a very large Budda and scenic place.
First we had lunch for a couple of hours, our big boss and his family joined us for lunch. It was a smorgasbord with lots and lots of tasty things to try. All very delicous, the main course was steak which we had ordered, it was a small piece of steak with egg and onion on a griddle plate, so tender, I usually do not eat steak but I went with the others and ordered it. So glad I did.
Food just kept coming out and several times we had said that we had had enough and then there was something else to try. It was a wonderful feast.
Then we went to the park and wandered around for a couple of hours.
Next was another scenic park that is a resort to teach calligraphy and meditation. We walked up a slight rise to see a house built on the side of the rock face and a second one that is being built, then we returned by this time it was getting dark and we had tea at a tea house. That was like a Japanese tea house, sitting on the floor at low tables. Every time we went inside we took our shoes off, bit harder to do when wearing boots with laces but we know that is the custom and so we follow suit.
After tea, we are then taken to the dining hall and shown how to make wraps with very fine crepes, noodles, vegetables and chicken. Normally it woukd be vegetarian but they cooked chicken for us. Again it was shoes off and sitting on the floor on round cushions. What I didnt notice until we were outside again was a rack for mobile phones. Dinner is a time to converse not use phones, none of us did anyway except for photos.
Home about 7.30, fully satified with food and sight seeing, a wonderful day.
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