After our exhilarating jeep ride ,we took a boat across the lake to one of Morning's Dad's favorite restaurants to eat a "Chinese delicacy". We got a little nervous when we walk in the restaurant to see a large tank of huge carp and only the "heads" sitting on scales! So- where is the body, the part you eat!? Turns out the part you eat was sitting on the scale and the eyes are a real treat! So- I quickly grabbed Vivian, the translator and as nicely as I could, I told her that "Mom" wasn't used to Chinese food and would probably not be able to eat the head or the eyes! (AND I knew it was a very expensive dish and did not want him wasting his money.) She was very understanding and told M's Dad, so he ordered the next best part- the neck! and that's what you see in the bowl.It's called "Fish in the Lake" and is actually boiled in the lake water. They think it adds flavor!( Thank goodness for our shots!) The other 2 dishes are pickled radishes and seaweed, which were actually pretty good. Mom ate them!
The other pics are in front of the restaurant, there was a beautiful pond of lotus flowers and Mom is having fun with the peace symbol- the Chinese ALWAYS do that when taking pics! She's so Chinese!
