Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Hong Kong
I'm back. Trip was a blast. It could also have been a real blast because some hikers found a bomb just 300m from where we were staying - HK Parkview. Nuts.
Food
The food was excellent from the moment we landed. I ran all over the airport for some char siew pau because I was starving. We also ate deep fried gau-tou yu (nine stomach fish) in Wanchai at Hee Kee Crab Expert. The kind that melts in the mouth. Like butter. Spicy Thai Chinese seafood in Shek O. Well deserved after a really long hike. Coffee & dessert at a sidewalk cafe people watching (a really 'duh' waiter) in Stanley. Lamb chops at Red at IFC in 15 degree celsius sitting outdoors surrounded by skyscrapers. Daily ABFs with a very attentive & efficient waiter in Parkview.....crispy bacon and all. Yam-cha at Fu Hsing on Lockhart Road. Ate so much dim sum I thought I was going to burst. A visit to a home restaurant called Stella's Hideaway. An oasis of an apartment in a real hole in the wall place. My faves were the tofu coated with salted egg and the chicken in some sort of vinegar sauce. It was a banquet - we had a dozen dishes. Mocha at Starbucks. Pei dan & siu ngor (roast goose) at Yung Kee in Central. Smooth milk drink. Forgotten what it's called in Cantonese but it was nice & sweet. High tea at the Peninsula. And all the time in between some lovely packets of M & Ms, Snicker bars & Maltesers.
Exercise
The 10km Dragon Back's trail in Shek O on a cloudy day perfect for hiking. 5km run on the treadmill in Parkview gym. 50 sit ups to deal with the flabby abdomen. 3 hrs of Badminton with Sifu Pat.
Best part
The company. A few old friends that went to the same school twenty-five years ago. Same sick sense of humour. As one of them put it...like visiting family, only without the stress.
Looking forward to next year's trip already.

2 comments:

auntymich said...

wow my mouth is watering...

Anonymous said...

My fav discovery was how we're all ageing together - everyone had some ailment or other by the end of the trek...