Sunday, 5 March 2023

Sliding up and down Pujiang's infamous cockfight rock - 浦江航平斗鸡岩

 Spring is here at last. (Well at least for a couple of days) So, that means that it's time to get out the shorts and go up the mountain for a walk or two. Over here , there always seems to be be man made trails although you can go actual rock climbing. (A thing that I am not too keen to try as I like having my feet on solid ground.)

Interesting array of stuff to do here.
Nice name for a restaurant (2nd last option)
At least, I think it is a restaurant or else I might start doubting my existence.


       This area was maybe 11km from the centre of town but it might has well have been 1000km away. It is good to get away from the city and see what other things are here.
I hope I do not see the real thing here.

     I was part of a group here. As we climbed the mountain, we looked back and could see signs of a tea plantation hidden behind the go- kart track. It made me thirsty.  (looking at tea, not the go- kart track.)
Some Tetley's, please.

    On the way up, there seemed to be  bridge that one could cross with some proper safety equipment. As there was no-one really here at the time,  it was time for a quick shot and on to the next place.
Walk carefully on the wood!

      After faffing about here (and being warned for trespassing on a not strictly open part of the mountain) , it was time to walk in earnest.

Mountain top - go north.

That's more like it.

The flag in the distance is where we walked towards.
This was one hot day.


Contrary to popular belief , I do have 2 legs.
Pictures can be deceiving


Some of these fields need a little more rain to turn green


   What comes up must come down, walking up and down mountains can be tricky at times. It can be a slow process.




The hair is thinning a bit.
The hands are getting tested by the bark.


Slowly inching the way up




Nearly there


On the way down,
Using the best thing possible to stop myself from falling down the mountain.

At last , I can almost touch the peak. It's a shame I climbed a different mountain.
Near / far away


It was a tough climb but worth it for the views. Anyway......onwards and upwards.

Say '茄子'




Sunday, 19 February 2023

游埠 (Youbu)古镇,a nice place to eat!

              I had heard that one particular village had a nice collection of traditional foods. The town of Youbu is about 90km from Yiwu so we had to head off early in the morning to avoid the inevitable tourist rush. We arrived there with plenty of time to spare (good driving skills, Pablo)

               People still get up early on this side of the world, though. The early bird might catch the worm but that early bird would be caught over here by ....ugh...an earlier bird 👏

Vats of soy sauce



A closer inspection

The bu in Youbu  means port. You could see a river running through the place. I guess that played a big part in this area for the last few hundred years.

Where the magic happens

 As we entered the town, I saw that the buildings seem to be the similar to the  ones seen in Fotang. 

Traditional 老街 style buildings.
Wonder if anyone lives upstairs. 👆

          Enough wondering about the buildings, time to see some food. Fried if possible.

Some kind of eggcentric manifestation.
Tasty grub, though


This is 9 in the morning.
Does anybody sleep on a Saturday morning around here?


Getting the white of the egg inside the cake 
shaped pancake is a delicate process

Tasty egg treat 💥

There was plenty of food on offer here. Egg was definately the order of the day. Throw in a bit of pork and I was good to go.

tasty wrapped goodness


Keeping an eye on things



Taking a photo of people taking a photo.
People like to use the cameras in YouBu!

We decided to grab some food and chill out a bit away from the crowds which were starting to assemble in the thoroughfare.

Meatballs , some glutinous stuff 
and an egg which has a bit of
meat inside it.


Inside view of said egg. Very tasty.


One of the dining tables


My face was set to stunned after eating that meat tasting egg.

Anyway, it was nice to taste a few different foods over here. The weather was class ,too.

Roll on , March!