Daily Life in CQ

Coffee Belt (Shaanxi Rd. Shanghai) 2017 Hung from the ceilings are photos of rescue dogs and cats and their wechat information for those who want to adopt. I love this roadside coffeeshop

Another bookstore off the list! Clessence is so cool! Limited selection of English language books, though (or maybe I just didn't know where to look)

Olympic Gardens

Olympic Gardens

Nanping

Good morning, CQ

Rich Sushi, Olympic Gardens

Grazia

Go somewhere you know nothing about and see what happens. Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 5 (Min kamp #5)

Afternoons in Chongqing are spent having dinner before stopping by the new store for groceries.

OCE stores are a dream to walk around in.

Jiefangbei afternoons

First time to visit this place and really regretted not bringing my big-girl camera with me. Coffeeshops and a museum for old film and movie cameras– I was in heaven. More on that later. We needed to recharge our phones in the middle of all the sightseeing so we parked ourselves in this cafe with a great view of the lake.

One of the things I love most about CQ is how accessible everything is, especially restaurants that serve really good food. BG Cafe at Parksons near Ranjiaba is a favorite because there's a section that resembles a library and the large plush chairs are conducive for short naps in between eats.