Chongqing (重庆), China (中国)
[ 3 August, 2008 / 30 images ]
Jiefangbei (解放碑) -- People's Liberation Monument -- the heart of the city!
Pedestrianized Jiefangbei shopping area
Balloons!
Luxury shopping in Chongqing
People's Liberation Monument
Skyscrapers of Chongqing
3 yuan Dan Dan Noodles (担担面) on the street!
Hot and spicy, and humid and sweaty!
Some crushed iced watermelon dessert thingie
Hongyadong (洪崖洞)
A floating pirate ship... yes, very bizarre
Jialing River
The confluence of the Yangzi (长江) and the Jialing (嘉陵江) Rivers
Hongyadong pedestrianized area
There's the floating pirate ship again
Steep cliffs rise from the river up to the city
Hongya Cave
It's kinda tourist trappy but kinda cool too
OK, cheesy mostly
Hongya Cave
Noodle-making!
OMB, *drool*
They're making some peanut candy thingie
Chongqing 火锅 (hot pot!)
Mushwooms!
Oh-so-deliciously hot and spicy
Yummy fish
Noodles!
Yes, we're pigs...
Look at the mess I made -- on the table AND on my shirt!