Ash Balloon

New high-altitude lake view internet celebrity coffee shop/Suzhou landmark • Big Pants Oriental Gate/internet celebrity afternoon tea 🌈It was a cool autumn weekend, and I made an appointment with my sister's family to visit the Light Balloon. I went to the Oriental Gate several times before, but I just passed by because of my fear of heights. Enter the Oriental Gate to measure the temperature and show the green Su Kang code, and then the security guard will help you swipe the card to go upstairs▶️The Light Balloon is on the 43rd and 53rd floors. I went to the 43rd floor first and it was full, so I went to the 53rd floor. The elevator is very stable and fast, but my ears are a little uncomfortable. 🏠Store name: Ash Balloon (Oriental Gate Store) 📍Location: Room 5319, 53rd Floor, North Building, Oriental Gate, No. 199 Xinggang Street 🌈【Environment】A high-altitude cafe overlooking the scenery of Jinji Lake. The view of Jinji Lake through the large floor-to-ceiling windows is superb, and the photo output rate is extremely high; I visited the store at around 3 pm, the sun was shining, and I took a photo of the reflection of the big pants by the window; the decoration style is very Moroccan ▶️Tiffany blue + girlish pink, and the details are very attentive; looking around, there are girls, and they are all posing; I was lucky, there was a booth that could seat four or five people, and later I helped my sister take a photo at the vacant window seat; the store is very popular, and there are customers coming all the time. 〰〰〰 🎈Ash Balloon Latte: Signature Latte/Echoing the name of the store/Latte served in a high-foot glass, full of ritual sense, sweet and smooth taste Champagne🍾Oolong: Signature drink/a non-alcoholic sparkling drink▶️ The taste of sparkling water + oolong rose tea is very refreshing. 🏔Under Mount Fuji: Mousse with popcorn▶️Strawberry mousse with white chocolate nut filling, the taste is pretty good; the dry ice shape is very dazzling, fairy-like, and the appearance is responsible. ☕️Service: The boss and the clerk are both handsome guys. Although it is an Internet celebrity store, the service is really good, enthusiastic and patient. In the afternoon, the dry ice smoke will be turned on, as if you are in the clouds. I have to say, the boss’s creativity💯

The view is really amazing. From the 50th floor of the North Building of Oriental Gate, you can have a panoramic view of Jinji Lake. The desserts of this internet celebrity are very beautiful. The price is a bit expensive at 88 yuan per serving at the foot of Mount Fuji.

This Internet celebrity store really should not be underestimated. It is not in the Suzhou Central Business District but in the North Building of Oriental Gate. You can come out alone to have a cup of afternoon tea, look at the lake view, and relax. The scenery is really amazing.

This place is so girly! It's all pink, very cute, and the owner is quite enthusiastic, accompanying us throughout the ordering process. The taste is also good. We ordered taro drinks and pasta seafood rice, and we were very satisfied.

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