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We met Steed and walked across the road for lunch – which took place in a large restaurant with many tables, but not many diners. The food was excellent – this was our first truly Chinese meal. We sat at a round table with a round glass plate in the middle that could rotate. The food was put on the glass plate, and you took whatever you wanted to eat. They kept on bringing more food. Only chopsticks were provided, although upon request they brought some forks for the needy! They served jasmine tea for starters and one could choose between a glass of Sprite, Cola or local beer to accompany the meal. Steed wouldn’t eat with us, which was a pity (evidently BLAS doesn’t allow the guide to eat with the group). Apart from the noodles, dumplings and rice it wasn’t always easy to see what we were eating – the vegetables usually went first, followed by some of the meat dishes. But whatever we ate, it tasted good and nobody was taken ill – so we live not really knowing if we did get any of the snakes that could be seen in cages in most of the restaurants that we visited. I doubt it though.
Our
expectations and excitement growing, we took a drink in the bar in the early
evening, before retiring early. We slept surprisingly well.
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the way back, Steed pointed out the