What's Up Al ? 遊記隨筆 生活點滴

Having a lucky weather break in the Autumn melancholy atmosphere, we spent an entire sunny day at the huge (2 million square meters - that would be about 200 football pitches !) Chongqing (重慶) Garden Expo Park (園博園) where blue sky greeted us every which way we turned. Energised by a steaming bowl of the mouth-watering spicy Chongqing noodles as breakfast, we started our day bright and early for this enormous park where different sections of the park were built with architecture, both in various Chinese provincial themes as well as international designs. For instance, there were pagoda and arch bridges built around the area showcasing the southern China gardens and there were Islamic dome structures constructed in the Near-Eastern-themed gardens as well as many western-styled architecture could be seen at the north American corners of the Expo Park.
Feeling hungry, no worries (!) as we found a local restaurant atop one of these traditional buildings and had a grandstand view over the entire Park as we pigged ourselves silly over dishes of tomato egg foo yung, stirred fried local vegetables and fresh tofu, a well-known dish around Chongqing. The lunch kept us going for another four hours well into the afternoon as finally we dragged ourselves away from this beautiful park and made our way to the Chongqing metro back home for some more swimming as well as a chance to watch a film in the many high-tech cinemas near the walking streets of The Liberation Monument (解放碑 步行街). Worth mentioning, we went home via the intriguing Liziba Metro Station (李子壩 輕軌站), the now-famous station which became a viral Internet hit as the metro trains could be seen going INTO the metro building and being swallowed up ! (See photo below, enjoy !).