Yesterday and today we rented bikes to go around in the neighborhood of Yongshuo. We rented the biggest possible (but still far too small) mountain bike for me and drove off to Fuli, an old town nearby.

In Fuli there was a large marked where almost everything is for sale. Perhaps you like Nike NBA basketball slippers, well they have them… Sort of… Spelling English is not the best quality of the Chinese locals (check out the picture). 

The food section was amazing and appalling. I won’t put all the gruesome detailes here on the website otherwise my friend and colleague Evgeniya would not be able to sleep for the coming weeks. For the people who checked out her website, know that she is fond of dogs… as pets… Let’s just say that some of the Chineese like dogs for their other qualities. The only thing I will say is that a big pot of boiling water, a blow-torch and a couple of bald dogs really gave a different meaning to the old Dutch proverb “de hond in de pot vinden“.

After the market we went on to bike around in the country side. The strange landscape and the rural people with their water buffalo’s really made this a great experience.