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| - We were here specifically for a music festival, so we didn't get time to wander the trails, sit on benches, or otherwise meander through the park itself. Still, I feel like we saw enough of it to be duly impressed.
To start, the park is pretty massive. I hadn't realized, going in, that it would be quite so spread out. We took the metro in to the park's station, and I saw a lot of kids on board. I thought to myself, "Those are some rad parents, bringing their kids to a festival like this, introducing them to good music!" But a lot of the kids ended up going to the other end of the park upon leaving the metro station, which I found amusing. Sure, there were some kids that were at the festival (more than I had expected), but the ones from our train on the metro walked in the opposite direction from the festival grounds.
And the festival grounds, themselves, were massive as well. The festival had two main stages and two side stages, and they were spread out enough that you didn't have to worry about a band from one stage overpowering the band on the other stage (side stages, that is; they didn't have the two main stages going at the same time, of course).
There were a ton of little shaded areas where people could kick back in the shade, and the festival organizers had spiffed those spaces up with hammocks and WiFi hotspots, which was a nice touch.
The paths between the main and side stages were dirt and rock, but that was manageable. It got a bit dusty with all the people walking to and fro, but again, it wasn't terrible. There were small patches of grass and picnic tables near the main stages, as well, which were nice for those who needed a place to rest during the day.
I know we didn't experience everything the park has to offer, but we were there for twelve hours that day, and did a lot of walking. We could see the Biodome from our spot near the main stages, and were able to enjoy a nice view of trees and lush surroundings from that vantage point, as well.
I think the thing that impressed me the most is what I touched on at the top of this review: that the park was able to handle a large festival while still keeping part of it open for families and kids to enjoy, without the two being on top of each other, is impressive. I would have liked to have gone back to explore the non-festival part of the park, but our schedules didn't allow for that, alas. Maybe next time.
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