Christin and Jared in Hong Kong: Day 2

Our second day was devoted to forging further east on the north face of Hong Kong Island. Here's the map...

We started by descending to Kennedy Town. While there, we took a peek in the Smithfield Road wet market...

Stalls full of hanging raw meat were perhaps not their favorite part of the day

We grabbed a few freshly-baked buns from a nearby bakery for breakfast and had them by the seaside...

The Kennedy Town section of the harbor is heavily trafficked, so the waves are pretty choppy

Fueled up and ready to go, we climbed aboard the "ding ding" trolley...


...and rode it all the way to Wan Chai...

Treasure hunting for big bargains in factory outlet shops

Exploring the numerous furniture stores...

...and successfully finding a small gift (it's a secret, though, so it isn't pictured!)

Lunch at our favorite shrimp noodles shop...

...where Christin and Jared got lots of challenging chopstick practice

Sampling one of Hong Kong's most famous street snacks, coconutty waffle-like "little eggs", from perhaps the most famous shop that makes it

With Wan Chai conquered, we set sail for Causeway Bay on the MTR...

Even on an early Monday afternoon, the MTR was jam-packed

Causeway Bay is one of the best shopping districts in Hong Kong and we made the most of our time there...

In awe of the Times Square shopping mall

Crossing Hennessy Road towards the Sogo department store

Taking a fruit juice break (kiwi, watermelon, and mango) at Honeymoon Dessert in the World Trade Centre mall

We were all shopped out by 4PM, so we joined Katherine (who had to work most of the day) at home for a meal delivered from our favorite traditional Cantonese restaurants. A few of the unique items...

Fluffy egg whites with clams and broccoli

Sliced abalone with "winter mushrooms" and stir-fried lettuce

Yum!

We attempted to watch a movie after that, but could only stay awake for about 30 minutes of it, so jet-lag took us to bed once again.