The park that has it all...

A couple of weeks ago, we went to a park in the south part of the city.
It’s a beautiful place with several flower gardens, a lake, and lots shady places to sit and relax.


Since it was the end of a holiday week, the park was very crowded with people enjoying the gardens, playing cards and mahjong, and taking in the sunshine.
In addition to relaxing, there’s a wide variety of activities for families and kids—paddle boats, rides, games and such, so we had fun exploring.


Caleb enjoyed climbing on this rock formation with his dad, while Susanna and I watched from below and made some new friends.











As usual, if the stroller stopped for a moment, admirers young and old gathered round for a picture or a smile.



















More bonding time for the boys came at the kiddie rides—bumper cars were a hit with Caleb (no pun intended!)—he’s into crashing and smashing, though I think David enjoyed his share of it too!

The highlight, though, was their ride on the water inside a giant blow up ball. They climbed into the deflated ball, were zipped up inside, and then air was blown in until the ball was full. Then they rolled into the water and floated for about 10 minutes (connected to the dock by a rope).

Though at first glance it may look like cruel and unusual punishment, it was really a blast, and I must say very entertaining to watch! Of course, Caleb was ready to do it again when it was all over! For
some fun footage, click here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5645309917650572623


We ventured on from kiddie land, wound our way down a shady path by the lake, passed by several interesting monuments and statues, and found ourselves in the roller coaster section of the park.

David enjoyed a ride on their biggest coaster while I stayed with the kids, and thirty seconds, a loop, and a few twists later, he was pulling back into the station (That's him in the very back). Though it was a bit different than Six Flags, we had a lot of fun, and we were glad to have had another adventure.