This was our trip out to our plane leaving for Hong Kong from the Kalibo airport. There wasn't a lot of order to the airport, so although we weren't 100% sure what was going on, we just followed what everyone else did and made our way to where we were supposed to be...
This was our hostel in Hong Kong. We stayed in a building called Mirador Mansion...It was a 20-ish floor building that had residential living, businesses, and shops. We stayed on the 16th floor and our room was TEE-NY...The bathroom isn't shown in the video but the shower was just a hand held shower head attached to the wall which was almost directly over the toilet and then the sink was on the other side of the toilet...the whole bathroom was about the size of a standard sliding door closet in the States. The room was perfect sized...with 2 MAJOR bonuses: AIR CONDITIONING AND HOT WATER!!! Rodney and I were both really excited about the hot water that seemed to never run out!
Hong Kong has SSOOO many people. There are approx. 4,000 people per sq. mile. The streets are always crowded at all times of the day. This is just a small example of the experience.
This is how fresh carrot juice is made...and it taste just like you think it would...CARROTY and delicious! This juicer machine is serious. It doesn't play around...
This is part of our ride up to "The Peak" on Hong Kong Island. The trolly is a historic landmark and it was a really neat way to get to the top of the island. The tracks were SOOO steep that the buildings appear to be at a 45 degree angle and it takes about 8 minutes to get to the top. The videos that follow the ride are the views from the top of the viewing tower looking out over Hong Kong and Victoria Harbor during the day and then again at night.
This is the Po Lin Monastery located at the bottom of the Big Buddha in Ngong Ping
So after a long day of walking around, Rodney and I decided to grab a bottle of wine from the 7/11 and enjoy the view from a park located in the middle of the Kowloon district of Hong Kong. After we were done we decided to go find some street food. This is part of the park that we walked through. It was a huge public swimming pool complex...we got in reprimanded for goofing off and filming it.
Temple Street Night Market Street Food....ummmmm YUMMMMM!!! Check out the Hong Kong post for pics of our food.
Eating our snails...these were sooo freaking good, and HOTT! I ended up drinking the whole pot of the chili sauce the snails came in.
This makes me laugh everytime...A funny joke by Rodney and an inside joke by me...
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Loved this post and the previous one with all the photos of Hong Kong. I felt like a tourist myself right there with you. Really enjoyed all the history that went along with the pics as well. Eating the snails though....uh, not my thing, but glad you guys enjoyed them!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all..Rodney, I can't believe you get on a contraption that could snap any minute and ride up to the top of a mountain but won't get near the edge to look out over the city!!! Secondly..Sara..so proud of you trying the snails. Told you they were delicious. Course I had mine the French way.
ReplyDeleteThe pics are wonderful..makes me wish I was there. Don't forget to rub Buddah's stomach when you get the chance. It's supposed to be good luck!!
Have fun and take good care of each other!!!