awesome

If in Chengdu, eating hot pot is a must. You can get it elsewhere in China, but Chengdu is known for very good hot pot. The name explains what it is: a pot full of spices. The chilis swim on top and the Sichuan pepper makes your toungue go numb so that you can eat more spices.

Chinese people put in all kinds of things in the hot pot. Mainly meat. Ham, pork, chicken, chicken head and pig brain (this is essential). My hosts were kind enough to order lot’s of tofu and vegetable for me. But yes there were duck feet in the pot.

Today I felt like I was in heaven. I had the best thing in the world! Sushi Chinese style. Can it get any better than this?

It was raining the whole day, but Li and I visited the over 2000 year old Dujiangyan irrigation system, which is still in use today. Then we went to Quigchen Mountain, another UNESCO world heritage site. The Mountain is one of the 4 most sacred mountains of Taoism.

Common to all Canary Islands it that the North is greener. This is because the weather and with it the rain is usually coming from the north-west. The clouds are stopped by the mountains and rain out on the northern side. Also on Lanzarote we found green pastures and bushes on the northern side.