I was having issues getting pictures from my phone to the computer, so sorry for the delay. Back to where I was...
On Tuesday, we started the day right by going out for dim sum. Every day should start with dim sum. Just sayin'.
Top: BBQ Pork in a dumpling wrapper; Left: Shrimp dumplings (with whole shrimp); Right: Crispy goodness that I only remember salivating over
Left: Rice with egg and beef; Right: Congee with preserved egg - so good!
Left: Sweet pancake with peanut; Top: Coconut pudding with beans; Bottom: fried sesame ball with sweet black sesame inside
I know, I get that my descriptions aren't really selling these dishes, but just know that it was one of the best meals of my life. We also had braised lettuce, which also sounds crazy - just trust me on this one. It was all so delicious, but the preserved egg, whole shrimp dumpling and sesame ball were winners by a mile. I'm gonna dream about eating this for years to come.
After our lunch, we tried to wait out some rain, then took a mini-bus to Stanley beach and market. There were a lot of fishing boats docked in the bay, and small crowd gathered on the pavilion.
The market was fun to walk around, and provided shelter from sun/rain. There were your standard accessories/phone case/clothing stalls, but also a lot of things I wasn't expecting, like multiple embroidered linen shops and a place where they make your individual chinese stamp.
From there we took a bus back into Central Hong Kong, which is the main downtown district. We rode what was apparently the world's longest escalator, which was in a walkway above the streets, so most buildings were connected by it. There were also a lot of unexpected treasures:
These girls were in front of this mural forever taking selfies, so I thought forget it, they're just gonna be in my shot.
Just a unique looking building
We stopped by a small temple in the middle of the city. I had never been in a temple like this before.
This little guy was guarding the front path into the temple. I think he's kinda cute :)
This looks like I put a filter onto the picture, but the haze is from all the incense those burners are burning.
We took a tram home, one of the cheapest ways to travel around HK, but also one of the hottest. Open windows did nothing, but how many double-decker trams do you get to go on in life?
We all rejoiced for any small breeze. It got crowded by the time we got off.
I'll update again soon. I think I've figured out a way around the problems with transferring my photos, so we should be golden.
3 comments:
Between the pictures and your descriptions of the food I end up drooling all over the keyboard!! Loved the mural picture-when I enlarged it I could see that they had even painted all the antennas on all the buildings!! Talk about detail! Can't wait for the next installment of the "Adventures of Dorthy"!!!
That food does look way good! I love escalators! How fun would the longest one be? How long is it? I like that pink building too! You are having so much fun!
Well, it's kind of cheating I think since they're more like moving walkways than escalators and they're not continuous - one stops and you walk about 10 meters or so to the next one, but it really does connect most buildings above the street, so it's pretty great to me.
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