Hong Kong Trip Day 3

For our third and final day in Hong Kong we got to meet up with a few friends, and basically spent the day eating and exploring and eating some more.

We started the day with breakfast at a dim sum restaurant, called "London". Dim sum is a style of Cantonese food that is prepared as small bite-sized portions of food traditionally served in steamer baskets or on small plates. When going to eat dim sum, it is commonly known in Cantonese as going to "drink tea" as  tea is usually served with dim sum. At this restaurant the waiters go around with food carts and you choose the dishes you want from your seat. The waiter will then stamp a card that's on your table. Different dishes get different stamps, and at the end of your meal the card serves as your bill. We tried a lot of different dishes, and overall ate a lot of good food. 

Shrimp dumplings.

We ordered coconut mango rice dumplings. They were so good!!!

Krista being brave and trying chicken feet for the first time.

Cow stomach...we let Oscar enjoy this one on his own.

Steamed buns with veggie filling. Very delicious!

More dumplings.

Hot coconut custard inside coconut shells. Very yummy.

Clockwise from the top: Yin Yan, Billy, Oscar, Perry, Krista, and I

After breakfast, we went over to Perry's cafe where we taught them how to play Dutch Blitz. Boy was everybody competitive!

Walking through the streets of Hong Kong.

We went to an outdoor market called "Ladies' Market" where they sell everything and it goes for blocks.

We took a break at a well known place. Starbucks! This specific store is well known for its decor.

We went to a shopping center where there are at least three floors of little shops that sell action figures. If I was filthy rich...I would probably go broke buying big people toys.

At Bee Cheng Hang where you can get freshly made beef, chicken, and pork jerky.

In the afternoon we went for afternoon tea of course at LGB (Le Gouter Bernardaud) in IFC.

Waiting for our reservation and taking "candid" pictures.

Oooh pretty. Too bad I had to mess up the latte in order to drink it.

Taking pictures of each other taking pictures of the food.

High tea. Look at all them goodies!

Macaroon arrangement by Yin Yan.

What to do when at a restaurant?? Take a group picture of course!...well, besides the eating.

Not only did we get to ride in a taxi, the subway, the ferry, and a two-decker bus while in Hong Kong; we also got to ride in a bus van.

Walking around.

Food market.

Going through the "Men's Market" this time.

Some cool looking hair trees at the Tin Hau temple.

Creeper picture...

Around the Tin Hau temple.

There were several groups of men playing Chinese chess.

Back at Perry's cafe. It's a Nobel School Theme Restaurant. The waitresses dress up in costumes and play board and card games with the customers. The waitresses also wore color contacts that made their irises look bigger. It's a hot fashion accessory in Hong Kong right now...I think these contacts are illegal in the states.

Playing games. What game? Dutch Blitz of course!

We had a red eye flight back to Hong Kong. We were dead tired from lack of sleep, but lo and behold I found a Jamba Juice in the Seoul airport! I never knew they had it outside of the states. It had been so long since I'd last had it.

Yay!!! Strawberries Wild. I didn't try to order anything from the special menu...I don't think they would have known what "Pink Starburst" was. It helped tide me over until I could crash in bed.

Hong Kong Trip Day 2

Our second day in Hong Kong was just as busy as our first, but first things first...gotta get your cup of coffee!

We took a taxi up to The Peak, where you can get a great view of the city. It took a little getting used to seeing cars driving on the left side of the road, and the driver sits on the right side of the car. We were originally planning on taking a tram up to The Peak, but the wait was 2 hours and for the same price you could take a taxi...and when you include the heat and humidity...of course we chose the taxi!

Tall building from the bottom of the hill. 

 

Can you see the same building in this picture?

 At The Peak we went to visit Madame Tussauds' wax museum. It was quite fun. I saw famous actors and historical figures I was familiar with, and many that I wasn't.

Always a favorite...Iron Man!!!

Lots of famous Chinese actors were in this wax museum.

I got to meet Jackie Chan. Hehe

Guess who's royalty?

Yup, it's Hitler. Stalin was also there and so were several other dictators.

Also got to meet Johnny Depp. It's amazing how life-like these wax figures are. I would see some people and think that they were wax figures, and then be surprised when they suddenly moved. Then see wax figures and think they were real people until you got real close.

No...I'm not short, Yao Ming is just that tall.

Panoramic view of Hong Kong from The Peak.

We ate McDonald's for lunch. It's just one of those things you've gotta try in each country you go to. We also had to make up for the interesting breakfast we had earlier that morning. The menu was exactly the same as that in the states, however I was told that they do have a couple Hong Kong specialty items on the dinner menu.

For dinner, we met up with one of Krista's friends, Oscar, and went to the Lantern Festival. There were so many people everywhere! Hong Kong is like New York City...at least half the population are tourists.

At the Lantern Festival. 

So many pretty lights!!!

 

Puppet show.

A High School orchestra getting ready to play at the Festival. The night before there was a traditional dance performance.

With Krista and Oscar.

This half-dome was covered with lights that changed with the music.

Getting ready to ride the Star Ferry.

Enjoying the city skyline.

As we were crossing over to Victoria Bay, this old Chinese ship crossed our path. Very cool!

I was told that while I was in Hong Kong, I had to try some mango drinks. Oscar took us to a well known mango dessert chain restaurant. It's a pretty popular place, especially with the heat. We had to wait outside in a line to get our drinks, as there was no room inside.

Got our drinks and are happy as can be.

Yummy mango shake with mango jelly.