Missed out on the last parties? No worries, we’ll let you compensate with our extra-high event-density for the rest of October:

First, there will be a “Birthday Party” on October 22nd, followed by a Halloween themed Movie Night on October 29th and finally, finally a real Halloween Party on October 31st.

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The first rays of sunshine are peaking through the clouds and temperatures are finally back in the double digits. What better way to celebrate than go pick some of the first strawberries of the season?

Those of you that subscribed to our newsletter (hint, hint) had the chance of joining us and the Sunny Hiker Group last Saturday to the strawberry fields in Daxu. If you missed the tour or had to work, here are some photos:

One of the few things that are really difficult to get in Guilin at a reasonable price is cheese. Not the plastic cheese sold in NikoNiko but real Cheese (capital “c”). In the past we ordered quite frequently from Cheese in China* guys (link).

Instead of ordering from their website and biting your fingernails waiting for the packet you can buy it directly in Guilin now: Send a mail to Scott at scott [at] ezymail.us or call him at 13263731627.

*Yellow Valley Cheeses are hand-made Dutch Gouda farmhouse cheeses produced in China. We are the first company to make Gouda cheeses in an artisanal and natural (organic) way. Expatriates and Chinese cheese lovers all over this great country testify that Yellow Valley cheeses are superior to any imported Gouda cheese. Why? Yellow Valley cheeses are fresh and most importantly: Yellow Valley cheeses do not contain any artificial ingredients.

Winter is coming unusually early this year, so why stay alone in your windy, cold and dark flats. Join us for Sharon’s After Work Party, meet old friends or make new one (free heating included).

Date:Friday, 27th November
Time: starting at 19:00
Menu:
-Pumpkin Soup
-Crispy Pork Roast
-Chocolate Cake with Ice Cream
Price: RMB 60 per person (not including drinks)

Please RSVP as soon as possible so we know how many pigs we have to hunt down!

About Sharon’s Restaurant
Map and contact details

Here are the photos of last Saturdays Party in Sharon’s Restaurant. This time we were a pretty small group, which was not too surprising, as most of the teachers and students are on summer vacation. Nevertheless we still had a lot of fun.

Here are the photos (If you have any more photos to contribute please send them to service [at] guilinexpat.com):

After an unusual long wait, Sharon’s Saturday Party is finally back. For the new one of you have a look at the photos of two of her previous parties

Date: 18th July
Time: starting at 18:30
Menu:
-Tomato Soup
-Juicy stuffed chicken “German Style”
-Profiteroles/ Eclairs filled with cream covered with chocolate
Price: RMB 65 per person (not including drinks)

Please RSVP until Friday 17th the latest if you like to attend.

About Sharon’s Restaurant
Map and contact details

For all of you who like their toasts a bit more “well-done”:

Yumi Cafe in Can Luan Road offers now Bamboo Charcoal Toast Bread. Black as the night and with an eerie taste, certainly nothing for the average white-bread munching expat.

So when you are in the San Li Dian Area and crazy brave enough to try it, better get a loaf before they drop it out of their shelves again.

Sorry for the delay, but Blogger is still partially unavailable from here.

Without further comments, the photos. If you have any more photos from Saturday, please mail them to guilinexpat [at] googlemail.com, or create an account and upload them yourself in our Photo Gallery

Edited to add: Thanks to Lisa for sending in two more photos:

Hello Guilin Expat!

Here are a couple of photos taken at the last ‘Sharon’s Saturday Party’. What great food and fun company!
Sharon was even kind enough to set up a shelf in her restaurant to be used as a lending library for books, DVDs and CDs one might be finished with.

Looking forward to the next one!

Xie xie ni jin wan de pei ban

Lisa

Our all favorite breakfast dish will be celebrated at the 3rd Annual Guilin Rice Noodle Festival from April 28th to May 3rd in Xing’An. The topic this year is “Enjoy Xing’An’s Landscape & eat Guilin Rice Noodles”.

The Rice Noodle Festival was first held in 2007 to promote tourism in the region and bring the charm of the region to locals and international tourists alike. This year the event will include a range of Rice Noodle-themed activities like a press conference and fashion show in Guilin to kick off the event (April 28th), the official opening ceremony with theatrical performance on “Ginko Plaza” and different other daily activities like folk song & lion dance competitions.

Of course there will be enough chance to try the noodles itself and get a decent pint of beer to flush them down. Next to the actual event there will be bus tours to tourist attractions in the vicinity. The closing ceremony will be held on “Ginko Plaza” on the 3rd May.

Apologies for the quality of the first two photos on the right. They have been taken in the twilight of a mifen-den.

For Chinese information please click here