After x days inward Thailand nosotros were all create to acquire home, but through some unexpected go events, nosotros constitute ourselves headed to Hong Kong for a few days. Hong Kong was ever really high on my Asian bucket listing as well as was our adjacent planned trip anyway, so the halt made perfect sense. I genuinely enjoyed the cab driver's "flair". Luckily for us, he could evidently yet run across out of the curtained dorsum windows, too!
We arrived late, so afterward some slumber nosotros were create to striking the streets. I loved that the "vegetarian" alternative on the breakfast carte du jour was Cocoa Krispies. Sign me up!
Hong Kong had some beautiful coins! After years of English linguistic communication rule, they yet direct keep their ain currency, split from the Chinese Yuan.
First club of business organisation for the solar daytime was to caput to Victoria Peak as well as direct keep inward the view. We rode a double-decker motorbus which was big excitement for the girls.
The motorbus allow us off at a big mall, so it was simply a small walk to the sentry point.
The sentiment was absolutely breathtaking!
No wonder Hong Kong is known equally the Vertical City! Hong Kong fifty-fifty surpasses New York City inward density as well as population.
You tin genuinely hike to the peak, in that location was a lovely trail, but nosotros didn't direct keep fourth dimension to practise that. Too much to see!
We did hand upon a beautiful park, though.
The homes as well as belongings close the top of the peak looked extremely expensive!
We hopped on the Peak Tram for the ride down, which looked similar a trolley. At times the angle was so steep it felt similar nosotros were going direct down, literally!
Built inward 1888, the tram was the firstly cable funicular inward Asia, as well as helped to unite shipping inward the city.
We spent the remainder of the afternoon on a request to detect Tim Ho Wan, the to the lowest degree expensive Michelin Star rated eating topographic point inward the world.
We saw this dim amount eating topographic point featured on several travel/food shows, so nosotros knew that finding it would live a must. We were also prepared inward advance that in that location would live a hold back to live seated- anytime of day! Luckily for us, the hold back was entirely almost xx minutes. You club what yous desire piece inward line, as well as yous manus them your club equally yous are seated- NO ordering from the table.
By the fourth dimension nosotros were seated our club had arrived. These were fried barbequed pork dumplings, which were amazing!
But, THIS is the argue nosotros came. The baked pork buns.
I cannot fifty-fifty depict their goodness. Instead of a regular steamed pork bun, (which I liked upward until this point!), they were baked amongst a sweet, sugary glaze on top that gave the perfect crispness to the crust. Inside, was a doughy melt-in-your-mouth breadstuff as well as the sweetness barbequed pork. Scrumptious!
We are all yet dreaming of this- seriously! It's similar naught else I've ever eaten.
We also ordered some shrimp dumplings as well as "egg cake", which was variety of similar banana breadstuff minus the banana's? It was interesting.
But the pork buns were the best argue to come, hands down. In fact, afterward nosotros had all eaten our fill, I plough simply about as well as Matt was inward the take-out line for i to a greater extent than order. They were THAT good!
Hong Kong was such a sophisticated as well as cosmopolitan city. Since nosotros had made such an unexpected visit, I was non prepared. I felt so shabby inward my dingy beach clothes, dressed inward a shirt that mightiness direct keep been on its third wearing!!! Oh well.
Forget almost exiting through a gift shop, everything inward Hong Kong seemed to piece of occupation out through a fancy, upscale mall!
After an amazing tiffin nosotros took the ferry across the bay to Kowloon, the Communist People's Republic of China side of the bay.
(The British owned the lighter yellowish expanse of province from 1843-1997, when it was given dorsum to the Chinese. )
After spending the morn at the peak, it was fun to run across the sentiment from the bottom, too.
As nosotros were exiting the ferry, nosotros saw this man, "performing" for tips. The girls were simply beyond fascinated amongst this display as well as were total of so many questions. (Note the dark blanket behind him, as well as I volition acquire dorsum to this....)
The picturesque Hong Kong from across the bay.
We genuinely liked these lounging areas inward a populace plaza.
Also, the creatively painted steps of a metropolis park.
Randomly wandering a city, amongst no laid agenda, is i of my favorite activities.
After a long, total day, it was dorsum to the hotel, which had a fabulous sentiment of the bay,
AND the peak!
(Side note***Matt is a main at finding go deals. We stayed at the beautiful Grand Hyatt, a five-star hotel, for free! Also, our total neb for nine days inward Thailand, for a household unit of measurement of four, was simply about $850. If in that location is a bargain to live found, he volition detect it! He genuinely should spider web log his go hacks.)
This was the BEST hotel amenity EVER! An operable shout upward that yous could direct keep out as well as almost amongst you. Usually, we've ever been express to finding wi-fi inward club to aspect anything up. Genius!
I also loved this characteristic for my hereafter home. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 plug for the pilus dryer inward the dorsum of the drawer!
The in conclusion as well as in conclusion day, it was dorsum to the ferry to detect the Hong Kong Museum of History.
Remember the "monk" performing for tips? Well, nosotros happened upon him simply equally he was setting up. The girls were fascinated as well as wanted to remain as well as ticker him prepare. He was SO annoyed that nosotros kept standing in that location equally he was trying to live so discreet as well as I loved it!
Eventually, he got all the means nether the dark blanket as well as nosotros finally left, but it was fun for the girls to run across the procedure as well as acquire non to believe everything they see.
The museum was really good done as well as interactive. We learned lots almost Hong Kong, as well as its history. I enjoyed learning to a greater extent than almost the Opium War as well as how the British came to acquire Hong Kong inward the firstly place.
Known equally Sea Gypsies, the Tanka people lived on boats, as well as entirely came to province to sell their fish. The girls liked the boat replicas.
We learned that common salt preserves lots of dissimilar foods,
as well as that inward the past, most Chinese marriages were arranged. And the bride was carried inward a railroad vehicle such equally this, to her husbands household unit of measurement on the wedding ceremony day.
I also didn't know that Hong Kong was attacked on the same solar daytime equally Pearl Harbor, hence get-go a 3 yr Japanese line of piece of occupation inward the area. So interesting!
All of that learning made us hungry. Time for lunch! Ella had been doing lots of trip enquiry on her ain using the shout upward from the room. She discovered this accolade winning egg tart identify inward the expanse so nosotros were on a mission to detect it.
You know how nosotros honey our egg tarts! Ella learned through her enquiry that this identify was a favorite of the King, as well as dad was happy that they were also on sale that day! (In general, nosotros constitute that aside from the cost of accommodations, Hong Kong was a really reasonable city, fifty-fifty cabs were cheap.)
Good plenty for a king, as well as for us! Yum!
We couldn't behave the idea of leaving Hong Kong without one, or three(!) to a greater extent than pork buns, either. So it was dorsum to Tim Ho Wan for some direct keep out.
Matt also tried the turnip cake, which got bang-up reviews. Not my favorite, but he liked it.
We had tiffin amongst a view!
And made it dorsum to the hotel simply inward fourth dimension for tea.
We spent the afternoon relaxing at the rooftop pool. After a calendar week at the beach, Ella had a bad example of swimmer's ear, so she simply hung out amongst me on the lounge chairs.
Meanwhile, Eva took payoff of the beautiful pool.
After all that relaxing, it was fourth dimension for a proper British gin as well as tonic amongst a view.
Doesn't acquire much better!
And the sentiment at night.
We had a few hours to kill earlier our flying home, so nosotros walked simply about the fiscal district of the city.
I loved the architecture of the Legislative Council Building.
And lastly, a quick trip upward Pottinger Street.
Apparently, nosotros were likewise early. This street is ordinarily a vibrant marketplace for costumes of all kinds, but non many vendors were laid upward yet.
Too bad!
And amongst that, our unexpected see to Hong Kong came to a close.
Luckily, nosotros caught the in conclusion Narita Express develop out of Narita International Airport, which greatly decreased our long trek home. (Even though it is considered a Tokyo airport, Narita is yet almost 2-3 hours from our home, which makes for a really long day.)
Hong Kong had been on my bucket listing for so long, as well as it was everything this metropolis daughter had hoped for! I can't hold back to return!
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