Today was our first full day in Hong Kong. The weather wasn’t perfect – which really is a shame in this city that is so gorgeous when skies are clear – but it didn’t rain, either. We put about 14.5 miles on our feet traipsing all over the city, so we put our first day here to good use.
Ryan has been to Hong Kong once before. Clint has never been. So some of the day’s sights were repeat visits for Ryan. It was interesting to note the differences from my (Ryan’s) visit thirteen years ago. Overall, those changes are positive. The city seem more clean, the bay seems to be significantly more clean, and prices have generally gone up some. Hong Kong isn’t quite the bargain it once was, but there are still good deals to be found … like crossing the bay on Star Ferries for the equivalent of about 30-cents.
We have two more full days here, but here are some images from our first full day …
All of our hotel stay in HK is on points, but on our first night Hyatt upgraded us to a nice suite to celebrate Ryan staying at 50 different Hyatt properties. This was the incredible view from the suite.
Dim sum was calling our name on the first night. Here are the steamed shrimp har gow we had on the first night in town.
Clint’s first ride on a Star Ferry was on this cute little vessel.
Hong Kong is full of neon signs across the roadways.
Using bamboo for scaffolding in Kowloon.
Along the “Avenue of Stars” in Kowloon with Hong Kong Island behind us.
Hong Kong Park is an oasis in the city.
Despite the cloudy weather and poor visibility, we took the tram to the top of Victoria Peak and enjoyed the view.
On our second night, we scoped out this hole-in-the-wall place for dim sum.
A plate of dim sum, including truffle shumai, quail’s egg shumai, and an egg white spring roll.
We passed this paper lantern vendor on our walk back from dinner.
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