Hong Kong

This vertical city...I love it. Layer upon layer of buildings, humanity. An amazing combination of ultra modern and old world tradition. Our first night here, we arrived at our hotel in Kowloon just in time to be greeted by the nightly harbour light show. Needless to say our view is spectacular. We're on the 14th floor, which means although we get a sweeping view, we are still low enough to feel part of the landscape.

Our first night, tired but determined to stay awake, and upon the recommendation of our friend Meng, we walked around the corner to One Peking Road and rode the elevator 29 stories to Hutong, an amazing restaurant. Again, there was the dazzling Hong Kong harbour view and the restaurant beautifully decorated in massive traditional carvings and artifacts from Mainland China. Wonderful food, amazing service.

Next day we hopped on the Star Ferry over to Hong Kong island for a few hours of wandering and hunting for the Luk Yu Tea House, one of, if not the only remaining traditional tea houses in Central. The dim sum was delicious. We decide to try and find a little shrine we found on a previous trip. Marching up and up the cobbled lanes, we found it nestled in amongst the bars and shops, just as we remembered it.


We met up with our lovely ex-pat friends for dinner at The Pawn in Wan Chai on Hong Kong island. The Pawn is a gastro pub in a colonial era building that used to be a pawn shop, hence the name. More eating and drinking!! Hong Kong nightlife is pulsing. Just our kind of place.