We have no idea what he was cutting.Dinner itself was quite delicious - I had been getting tired of Cantonese-style Chinese, so this was a welcome change. We ended up getting a set menu plus soupy dumplings (小 龍 湯 包), so there was plenty for everyone. Dishes ranged from fried rice (kind of sub-par) and noodles with seafood (too salty) to "pork ankle" (fatty but well-flavored) and boiled chicken with ginger and scallions (very yummy). Total price: about $11 USD for each of us.
Austin especially had fun with the chicken.Afterwards, we needed to get moving, so we walked around Senado, which was all decked out in preparation for the 60th anniversary of the PRC and the Mid-Autumn Festival. By this time, it was around 9:30 PM so most of the shops were closed, but I liked being there with fewer people - there was actually room to breathe! The yellow-light lamposts, in combination with the tiled designs on the ground and the Portuguese architecture, gave the whole place a sort of Old Europe feel, which was an interesting juxtaposition with the brightly colored lanterns and the big red/yellow ceremonial gate.
Lanterns representing all sorts of fruits/flowers
The anniversary gateWe ended up just hanging out and chatting at a rooftop bar near St. Paul's Cathedral, which had a better ambiance than drinks. The decor was...interesting. I don't have photos of the blue psuedo-David statue or the screen with digital fish swimming through, but I couldn't resist snapping this big sculpture:
Big chopsticks o_O
As we left the bar and headed home, we had a great view of St. Paul's Cathedral, which looked even more surreal (movie set-ish) like this:
Today's agenda: pay the CTM internet bill, grocery shopping, and some more exploring around Horta e Costa =)
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