On 21st December, all our classmates and students from Grade 12 went to a French restaurant nearby Qing Liang mountain for lunch. At first, Cherry from Grade 12 planned to go to an Indian restaurant because of the special flavor and the common prices, but my classmate---Hugo, the boy from France, he said his mother had a French restaurant and invited us to go to his restaurant. Finally , we all agreed to go to Hugo’s restaurant.
On that Sunday, the weather was bad and it was very cold. We decided to meet at NFLS school gate at 11 o’clock in the morning and went to restaurant by bus together. However, because of many problems, we set off at 11:20. Someone went to restaurant directly and someone were late. As a result, all of us had to wait for them. That gave us a lesson, maybe we had better to book the names to the monitor if you wanted to go by yourself, then others do not have to wait for an extra time.
After that, we went to the bus station and 30 minutes later, we arrived the restaurant. I was surprised that the kind of the buildings were old-Chinese style instead of the French style. Maybe Hugo’s mother preferred the Chinese style and enjoyed it, but maybe another reason was to try to attract Chinese guests. Unfortunately, the sitting plan was terrible and all the people were in a mess because some friends did not want to be separated. That showed the team spirit of us, if someone did not mind being separated, then the problem could be solved easily.
In the room which I stayed in, the air condition did not work at all and I thought I would become a snowman. We waited and waited by taking photos around the restaurant. 30 minutes later, the first dish arrived eventually, it was salad. The vegetables with sauce on the dish that tasted good and it changed my mind, because I remembered when I flew to America and ate lunch on the plane, the sauce in the salad was terrible and it nearly made me nausea. The second dish was pumpkin soup with bread. This dish was OK, but the bread became soft in the soup was a little disgusting. The third one was the main dish---chicken, duck and beef, with some potatoes. I like this dish best, the roast chicken tasted delicious. Because of the knife and fork, when I ate the chicken wing, there was a small problem. I was worried if I need to eat it by my hands. At last I used my hands or I could not eat this delicious chicken any more! The final dish was an apple pie, it tasted sweet.
Through out this experience, we used a lot of time to wait. When we finished eating, it was 2 o’clock! However, maybe French people would like to chat and drink wine instead of waiting, but Chinese do not like to wait for so much time, it was the difference between Chinese and French culture. Anyway, I think I like the French food, although it is quite different from Chinese food such as rice or noodles, and other meat and vegetables, also the whole process is quick. The restaurant is a little remote, so not many people came to eat at the time when we went to. The service was no problem. I recommend other people to eat there but remember they had better go to there not in winter and with a book.
On that Sunday, the weather was bad and it was very cold. We decided to meet at NFLS school gate at 11 o’clock in the morning and went to restaurant by bus together. However, because of many problems, we set off at 11:20. Someone went to restaurant directly and someone were late. As a result, all of us had to wait for them. That gave us a lesson, maybe we had better to book the names to the monitor if you wanted to go by yourself, then others do not have to wait for an extra time.
After that, we went to the bus station and 30 minutes later, we arrived the restaurant. I was surprised that the kind of the buildings were old-Chinese style instead of the French style. Maybe Hugo’s mother preferred the Chinese style and enjoyed it, but maybe another reason was to try to attract Chinese guests. Unfortunately, the sitting plan was terrible and all the people were in a mess because some friends did not want to be separated. That showed the team spirit of us, if someone did not mind being separated, then the problem could be solved easily.
In the room which I stayed in, the air condition did not work at all and I thought I would become a snowman. We waited and waited by taking photos around the restaurant. 30 minutes later, the first dish arrived eventually, it was salad. The vegetables with sauce on the dish that tasted good and it changed my mind, because I remembered when I flew to America and ate lunch on the plane, the sauce in the salad was terrible and it nearly made me nausea. The second dish was pumpkin soup with bread. This dish was OK, but the bread became soft in the soup was a little disgusting. The third one was the main dish---chicken, duck and beef, with some potatoes. I like this dish best, the roast chicken tasted delicious. Because of the knife and fork, when I ate the chicken wing, there was a small problem. I was worried if I need to eat it by my hands. At last I used my hands or I could not eat this delicious chicken any more! The final dish was an apple pie, it tasted sweet.
Through out this experience, we used a lot of time to wait. When we finished eating, it was 2 o’clock! However, maybe French people would like to chat and drink wine instead of waiting, but Chinese do not like to wait for so much time, it was the difference between Chinese and French culture. Anyway, I think I like the French food, although it is quite different from Chinese food such as rice or noodles, and other meat and vegetables, also the whole process is quick. The restaurant is a little remote, so not many people came to eat at the time when we went to. The service was no problem. I recommend other people to eat there but remember they had better go to there not in winter and with a book.
