We'd been in Hong Kong on our first trip to Asia (Dec 2011), so we were excited to return during our long layover and try out some new spots while revisiting some of our previous favorites. From the...
Blog posts from hong-kong-2011
Asian adventure 2011: dining in Hong Kong
In our search for meals in Hong Kong, our culinary sampling ran the gamut from mall food court take-out to fine dining. After a mediocre scrambled eggs and hot dog(!) breakfast our first morning at...
Asian adventure 2011: exploring the heights of Hong Kong
Tian Tan (Big Buddha) Tian Tan is an enormous seated Buddha on Lantau Island. The site itself hosts a monastery, the statue, and of course a variety of shops. It is free to visit but the...
Asian adventure 2011: exploring the sights of Hong Kong
Findings from our wanderings: wow, Hong Kong is a dense city much like Disney world there are lines/queues for just about everything the city is a very three dimensional with walkways above and...
Asian adventure 2011: where we stayed in Hong Kong
While reviewing hotel options for Hong Kong we quickly narrowed our search to Kowloon, but had a hard time deciding between a hotel with a harbor view or one located along the metro line. Since it...
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