Reporting from Hong Kong in 2.5 days…

May was certainly a very exciting month for me! It was a lot of travel and time spent with Josh! The USS John S. McCain was to set sail for the land of egg tarts! That’s right – Hong Kong!

It didn’t take much convincing to get me to go to Hong Kong once more. I really loved HK the first time I went over a year ago with Annelyse! I ordered the LUXE GUIDE HONG KONG and we researched for a good place to stay. It brought us to this London style flat in a hotel called Hotel Jen. The hotel is located about 10 minutes by taxi from the city center.

A four hour and a few minutes flight later, I was in Hong Kong. I had a welcome committee from Josh, Henry, and Mitchell! It was a wonderful surprise. We went to the hotel first, changed, and were on our way out for a night on the town! We went to Wan Chai. I was in Wan Chai the year before as the friend I was visiting, Becky, was living in that area. It was fun to revisit that place. We went out for a bit of dancing and drinking and then discovered we were quite hungry. I told Josh that I remembered a restaurant called the Flying Saucer! Low and behold it was right above our heads! Ha ha! So we went in for a late night breakfast!

The next day took us to Kowloon. We took the star ferry across the river and hopped on a bus. We went to far but that was okay because we discovered a new part of town! We wandered around and I introduced Josh to egg tarts! Egg tarts are a pastry filled treat with egg custard in the center! YUM!

We finally found what we were looking for! The JADE MARKET! We bought a few gifts and had fun bargaining our way through the market! After shopping we went to the Peninsula Hotel for afternoon tea. It is “the thing to do” when going to Hong Kong. We sat there for about two hours enjoying conversation, tea, sandwiches, and cakes! After tea, Josh suggested we walk around and look at the shops in the hotel. That lead us to Harry Winston and Tiffany & CO. I especially had fun oogling over the diamonds at Harry Winston. Josh then took me to Tiffany’s =) It was our anniversary in a few days. He told me I could pick something out (within a budget). We selected this gorgeous bangle! I have worn it almost every day since! What an AWESOME day that was!!

In the evening we found ourselves out on the town at a place called “DRAGON BAR”. It was in a very trendy area of town. We hopped around different bars and clubs. We were dressed to impress and really enjoyed our evening out!

The second day brought us to a very lovely restaurant for brunch! We ordered a few dishes and of course shared. We always share food that way we get to try a bunch of different things! We walked around after brunch soaking up the rich culture in Hong Kong. It is a beautiful blend of east and west ☺ The evening took us to Kowloon where we took in the sites and smells of the night market! I bought a bag and two paintings! After a lot of bargaining it was time for dinner! Our one requirement was that we could drink San Miguel ☺ We found a restaurant and didn’t really get a choice in whether or not we wanted to stay. We asked if they had San Miguel and that translated as sit down and 2 seconds later we will give you two HUGE San Miguels! We ate seafood and rice. Then it was back over to the HK side and drinks at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel! It was a great way to end 2 wonderful days!

The last day we enjoyed a dim sum lunch. You can’t go to Hong Kong, China without eating dim sum. Dim sum is like Chinese tapas. You order several small dishes and they come out to you! We ordered dumplings, duck, and goose at this one restaurant. It is a “famous” place to enjoy dim sum! We REALLY enjoyed this meal! It was the epitome of Hong Kong food to a T. It was then off to the airport for me and back to Narita!

Can’t beat two trips in one month! What a lovely trip to Hong Kong that was!