Day 1 in Hong Kong:
To finish report of yesterday before I got cut off the internet.
After the Big Buddha sky ride home, and our naps we went across the harbor for the 8:00 pm light and laser show on the 30 mirrored high rises, then hunted down a Frommers recommended Authentic Chinese Restaurant for dinner.
We ordered dinner for 4 which included various courses:
1. Small bowl of peanuts
2. Chicken Chinese Soup
3. Slivered cucumber and onion slices with gray sauce.
4. Appetizer of carved duck on some flat tortilla type bread.
5. Peking Duck “ribs” or Ed says it was maybe “Dog”.
6. One jumbo prawn with spinach
7. Whelk with something “green”.
8. Another White fish with a brown sauce.
9. Then for Dessert—Walnut cream with Dumplings.—Think white eyeballs but as soon as I took one taste is squirted out black puss and I was done. Ed and Kriss did the same, (Ed called it “Gonads Soup”) then we watched Dad eat all of his and all the rest of the 3 bowls of ours. Yummy or Yuckie???!
Then back to our wonderful beds with a view! Thanks again Courtney!
Day 2 in Hong Kong:
Wake up at 4:30 am. Dressed ready to go hiking The Peak if it is clear. We were up so lets go watch the sun rise. Called and it doesn’t open til 8:00 so reading and planning the day. Checked wireless in the room and reading you facebook and email replys.
As those of you that have traveled with Kriss know eating is not the top of list so glad to each share the 2 remaining coconut/custard buns Michael Hicks donated to the trip upon leaving Provo. We each had about 5 bites and a slice of shared apple from the small courtesy fruit plate from the Marriott.
Kriss looked out again enjoying the view of the harbor, wondering where we would catch our boat, and then right there in front of us, that the opposite side of the harbor, we see a large smoke stack with the Holland America logo. During the night our “ship had come in”.
We took a taxi to the cable tram to take us to The Peak. We could stand in the aisle, defying all gravity, “look no hands”, while the tram went straight up the mountain. It reminded us of the old bowl ride at the Lagoon Fun House.
We found a snack bar on top and purchased our last paid meal of 3 small quiches to share along with some delicious hot chocolate, while sitting looking out at the beautiful view. Once viewing tower opened we headed out into the morning mist to get a view of whatever we could see, then headed back inside to shop for postcards and magnets of what it would look like on a clear.
As I write Kriss and Ed have gone to buy a phone card to call home after checking my facebook and email to find troubles with safety inspection on the beach house. Dad taking a short nap.
Then we head out with all our luggage to subway under the harbor to Holland America port of call. Checking to leaving luggage trying to get to Hong Kong History Museum, one Temple, and maybe a Hong Kong village if time. Memo to self: Don’t miss cruise departure at 6:00.
Looking forward to the next two days of cruising the sea on the way to Shanghai.
Bon Voyage….or how ever you say that in Chinese.
--Pam Hicks
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