Lunar New Years Celebration Tsim Sha Tsi PromenadeHappy Lunar New YearIt is dull and overcast today. I didn’t sleep well because I made a bad food choice late yesterday afternoon; I had a caffeine laced bubble tea.We head out first to the Ladies Market in the Mong Kok area on the mainland. Upon arrival we realize that they are just starting to set up so I vow to come back …
Macao Ferry to MacaoJohn booked our ferry tickets to Macao a couple days ago. The ferry dock is only a few minutes from our hotel. We arrive thirty minutes in advance. We have to show our passports because like Hong Kong, Macao has been a Special Administrative Region of China since 1999. It used to be under Portuguese rule.I bring anti-nausea pills with me for the one …
Up to the PeakSunday Morning at the Statue GardensThis morning we take the subway to Central Station. We are heading to the funicular tram up to Victoria Peak which is the tallest of the mountains on Hong Kong Island. On the way we check out Chater Gardens and the nearby Court of Final Appeal and Statue Gardens.It’s Sunday morning and the Statue Gardens are hopping with a large crowd …
A Day in Hong KongCentral Mid Levels EscalatorIt’s Valentine’s Day in Hong Kong. I breakfast on Onigiri (triangle shaped rice filled with eel and wrapped in seaweed). I love this snack and eat it every chance I get when I’m anywhere in Asia that sells it. I am enjoying the view over Victoria Harbour from our eighteenth floor window.We head out to the Central Mid-Levels Escalator which is the …
