We started at their hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui and...
- strolled down the Victoria harbor front
- crossed the harbor on Star Ferry
- passed through the weekly farmer's market in Star Ferry pier
- canvased Central, witnessing the amazing congregation of Filipinos in one of Hong Kong's great Sunday traditions
- explored SoHo, making sure to take a turn around Lan Kwai Fong
- rode up the mid-levels escalators, taking a break for a light snack at the Hang Fa Lau dessert shop branch found Wellington Street
- hopped on a minibus, which took us close to the University of Hong Kong
- carefully walked a ways down steep Centre Street and then hung a left onto High Street to see where Katherine and I lived when we first arrived
- snuck up Hing Hong Street, leading us to the University of Hong Kong main entrance
- meandered around the campus, seeing "Happy Square", the library, the lotus pond, Chong Yuet Ming complex, the (closed) bookstore, Main Building, and Katherine's office
- hopped on a bus which took us directly to where Katherine and I live
- gave the apartment tour, relaxed and chatted for awhile
- set off for Causeway Bay, passing through Admiralty and Wan Chai on the way
- crisscrossed through the shopper-packed streets, sighting Sogo and Times Square before having both hot and cold turtle pudding
- hopped aboard the MTR and zipped back to Tsim Sha Tsui for a delicious hot pot dinner at Yau Gwat Hei
- saddled up again on the MTR bound for Mong Kok, where we ducked down Tung Choi Street (for the Ladies' Market) and had some mango desserts
- used the MTR to get us to Jordan so we could run the length of Temple Street (to see the Night Market)
- rode the MTR once more back to Tsim Sha Tsui and their hotel
Quite a full and fun day!
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3 comments:
Wow! What a wonderful tour! I am so glad you got to spend time together =)
Ha! That's a great map, very cool. How neat that they ended up coming through HK! Looks like it was a great time, and, mmmmmmmm, turtle pudding. I need a fix. ;) If only I could make it from the things that are found in my cabinets! (Sadly, those do not include a turtle.) How did they like it?
What a great host Gray is! A highlight of our trip. Carson can have my turtle pudding. Our trip wouldn't have been the same without Gray's tour. Thanks Gray!
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