Like the sticker says, MUST GO IN YOUR LIFE !!
We had one planned detour stop today which was at Nanjian soil forest. Interestingly it was the moped suggestion to skip the muslim lunch place and head stright for the soil forest.
We had one planned detour stop today which was at Nanjian soil forest. Interestingly it was the moped suggestion to skip the muslim lunch place and head stright for the soil forest.
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| Nanjian |
They could eat along the way with the food they brought and me and Bing could eat at any shop nearby since we were not restricted to Halal restaurant.
It was a good plan and a plan that would save us some time since todays journey was nearly 600km. This idea would avoid leaving the highway to find the muslim restaurant and only exit to go for the detour stop at Nanjian Soil Forest. We ended up having no lunch until we reach the soil forest as we did not see any suitable rest stop once we exit the main highway. At the soil forest we catch up with the big bikes gang.
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| Nanjian Soil Forest |
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| Nanjian Soil Forest |
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| Solo Climb .... Nanjian Soil Forest ^^ |
A round of applouse was given as they were there not long and we manage to catch up for the first time on highway roads. The fact was the big bikers went to the muslim restaurant but it was unfortunately closed. So they headed to the soil forest and did a picnic similar to what the moped gang planned. That short 30 minutes that they had to detour to find the restaurant allowed us to catch up.
Me and Bing survived on chocolat bars and nuts while they ate their pre packed lunch which consisted of rice, hard boil egg taken from the hotel breakfast and kicap manis. If I would say, it was not really a meal but more of a survivor touring meal. Not much different than the chocolat bars for me and Bing.
They decided to have their prayers at the rest stop and I proceeded to climb the stairs to see the soil forest. Upon returning they said we could go.
Don’t you wanna go see the soil forest ?? Its just there and only a 5 minute walk up the stairs
Tak pa la ... You take photos already rite ... ?
Looks like everyone of them was tramautize from the Tiger Leaping George stairs climb.
Later when we all gathered at Zhenyoun, what I realized was non of the big bike group also went up to see the soil forest. Everyone made the detour out of the highway just to arrive the soil forest entrance and sat at the rest area eating, resting and moving off ... “ Facepalm “ ....
We reached Zhenyuan and this was a new town even for Bing. New highway, hence a new pitstop else previously the detour to Zhenyuan with old national road would make a long time consuming journey. Zhenyuan by 8pm and I could not reisist the temptation to explore. With some persuasion I dragged my roomate Sea Pirate to look for muslim restaurant.
Everyone else seamed to have dug into their rooms without leaving. I decided to leave Bing out of the hunt, thou I gave him a message to let him know where we were headed. Only 750 meters I told Sea Pirate base on google map directions ... walk ? Taxi ? Ride ? ... I always prefer walk within the 2km distance and so he was persuaded to walk with me. At 750 meters .. there was no such restaurant in sight ....
I had two back up restaurant ... and the second one was another 750 m away making the total journey from hotel 1.5km. Sea Pirate started cursing then, but I persuaded him to carry on. Zhenyuan was a big town proper once we spot some goldsmith shops and departmental store, almost no tourist and beautiful landscape all round the river park. There was even a museum but we were too late to explore other than the natural life of its people in the city center.
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| Halal Muslim Chinese Restaurant in Zhenyuan |
At 1.5km we found a restaurant but I had no way of verifying if it was muslim or not. Snap a photo and send to Bing with a location pin. Bing confirmed it was a muslim restaurant. Chinese word at the signboard says halal which me being a banana cant read. We walking in and I asked if this was a muslim restaurant and they said yes, no beer .
Sea Pirate gave the international greeting of Asalammalaikum and was replied the correct phrase of Malaikum Salam. Ok we made the hunt and now we get to feast ...
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| Deep Fried Fish with spicy tomato sauce - Omellete with long bean - Stir Fried Sweet Potato Leaves |
Two minuts later while still trying to decide the menu, Bing showed up in taxi ... perfect ... now we have three stomoc power and I could really order the food proper. Fish , omlette and a vegatable ... Sea Pirate was appreciative of the food and for him, the first time eating fish in China ...
Traveled on: Jun 2023
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