I had the best intentions of writing about our Asia trip as soon as we got back. In January. Whoops.
Well, better late than never, right?
We spent just over two weeks in South East Asia back in late December/early January. Our first stop was Hong Kong, followed by Bali and Bangkok. The week was spent with a handful of local friends who had all the insider information on what to do, see, and eat. And boy did we eat. Our first day consisted of morning dim sum in the New Territories, followed by a traditional Chinese wedding in the evening -- filled with mahjong, 10 wardrobe changes for the bride and an epic 12 course meal (birds nest soup anyone?). The rest of the week flew by in a blur of ferry rides, day trips, lots of walking, food and more food. I can honestly say that we ate our way through mainland China without actually leaving Hong Kong. It was incredible.
TO SEE + DO //
catch the view of hk from the top of victoria peak (and go for a walk around the peak)
take the ferry across the harbour
day trip to lamma (by ferry)
venture into mong kok at night (hold on to your valuables)
day trip to one of the many abandoned villages
wander through sheung wan
TO EAT + DRINK //
mak's noddles - order the wonton soup + chinese broccoli
yum yuks - szechwan style, order the smoked duck and green beans
rainbow seafood restaurant - all the seafood you could ever want, order the clams with garlic and glass noodles
chuen chenng kui - haka style, order the chicken baked in salt
paramount - hot pot
hong kong old restaurant - shanghainese, order the salt pancake with spring onion and soup dumplings
