In the comfy hard berth...
Upon our arrival, we were pestered by many "people" (who exactly are they?!) who identified us as tourists and kept asking if we needed transport, hotel stays and tour guides. Thumbs down...
That ugly incident aside, Dalian was charming!
If I could bring anything back from Dalian, I would ta-pao AIR. Almost entirely surrounded by sea, China's most liveable city greeted us with a light shower and cool breeze. I never truly noticed the extent of air pollution in Beijing until I breeeeeathed in Dalian. Wow. On the roads, there were few impatient drivers and less honking from vehicles. Along the roads, you hardly see any illegal vendors and Dalian has much greenery to boast of. Nice!
The iconic symbol of the city appeared to be a white-and-red soccer ball. At 星海广场 ...
I had fun with these bronze statues!
Encircling 星海广场 were sculptures of athletes. Pity I didn’t get a shot of the high-jumper…Can you tell which sport this is?
Majesty castle…but I have yet to find out its purpose... ;)
Awww…graceful…
Dalian has its own 金沙滩 and 银沙滩 as well, but they really do not match up to the ones we have seen in 青岛 .
Lunch…Supposedly 过桥米线, but nothing beats the original in 云南!
In 劳动公园, many many artistic kids were putting their talents to practice. Reminded me of a primary school trip to Sungei Buloh…
Traces of Sino-Japan relations in the park
There…another soccer ball…
Ferris wheel!
A HUGE underground mall, near the train station… I suffered from shopping overdose...My legs almost gave way… Daddy was unexpectedly good at this entire shopping thingy…I was oh-so-impressed!
Somehow this 麻辣烫 didn’t quite turn out as I had expected… =S
At 友好广场, I was determined to capture this soccer ball when it was fully lit. Couple of failed attempts…
Yeah! Finally, in three shades: Red, Green and Yellow! =)
Back to the hotel for a good night’s rest…zzzzz…
gRacE =)
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