More goofy elevator photos.
Cameras are recording us everywhere we go anyway, we may as well document it, too!
We have really enjoyed the pool this week.
The people we meet are the most valued parts of our travels.
Lovely conversations here.
The MTR is our favorite way to get around, especially during the week.
This is a rare site--not crowded.
The Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, just down from the ferry terminal.
We miss the real Junk boats; however, you still can find a "tourist" Junk boat on occasion.
Dax teaching Isaiah a little bit about a real camera.
Watching the locals fish.
Oh yes, a refreshing treat. Starbucks--caramel cheesecake and passionfruit tea lemonade.
And, Dax had his habitual coffee.
We love the famous Star Ferries.
The left photo is just the guys walking in front me to jump on the ferry
over to Hong Kong Central.
The right photo is an example of me resting my foot
and being too lazy to actually get up and take a real photo.
Then, we walked to Hong Kong Central Exchange (that's where all the busses are).
More silly bus photos on the way to Aberdeen.
We chose to go the day before the dragon boat races to avoid the crowds.
They were building the bleachers when we were there.
Our precious Sampan owner took us for a ride. Isn't she a doll?
She's a doll, an old doll and full of spit and vinegar.
She was going to take us on her Sampan by God even if she had to "Shanghai" us.
She "chased" us down in her boat, then stood at the tip of it, hollering at us.
We caved, she was just too cute, in her own way.
The photo below on the left is looking out the front of our Sampan.
The photo on the right is looking at the ceiling of our Sampan.
The picture below is of one of the few extra people she picked up along our way.
The guy in the photo lived on the green fishing boat and was a part of the crew.
We do not have photos of the next situation.
We just sat there and tried to think of how we were going to explain it to Isaiah.
We picked up a white man who appeared to be in his early 60s.
He carried his 4'8" robust Chinese "working girl" girl up onto the bow of the boat.
We picked them up from a boat that we are certain he did not own,
but was at liberty to use to fulfill his tryst.
The largest seafood restaurant in the world.
Jumbo Floating Restaurant
More scenes from the Sampan.
After our delightful evening in Aberdeen,
we headed back to Hong Kong Central Exchange by bus and found a nearby McDonald's.
I don't have a photo of this.
We hadn't eaten for a long time (like 7 hours or so)
and we needed to just sit, rest, and cool off a bit.
We had lots of water, but were just exhausted.
We met a lady from the Philippines and one from Hong Kong
and thoroughly enjoyed speaking with them about current politics in all three countries.
Dax, Isaiah and I were sitting on the same side,
the lady from the Philippines was across from Dax and the other lady was across from Isaiah.
Isaiah finished his food and wanted another cheeseburger.
I stood in line to get that for him and when I returned ALL of my food was gone.
In Asia, you don't get to clean your own table and throw your trash away.
They do that for you.
Well, they threw away what was left of my burger, all of my fries, my drink and my apple pie.
Isaiah said, "The food bandit must have taken it."
I thought they were joking around and that they ate my food.
I was wrong, they didn't even realize my food was gone until I told them!
Geesh! We all had a good laugh and I got another meal.
Before catching the Star Ferry, we just walked around and looked at buildings.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but we could have watched this particular building for an hour.
We were there for at least 20 minutes and I don't think the pattern of lights ever repeated itself.
We are generously naming this--the "Hong Kong Eye"
Yeah right, it is NOTHING like the London Eye, but we it made us think of it!
Dax is wondering if this is SPAM. He likes that stuff.
Here is part of Dax's breakfast. Boiled spare ribs in black bean sauce. He ate it with gusto!
Ewwwwww....
Bottom left photo--typical cross walk in Hong Kong. Actually, this one isn't very crowded.
We were so disappointed in the Temple Street Night Market.
It wasn't more than a couple of blocks long and had very few vendors.
Three years ago, we went to several night markets and they were fabulous.
Feel free to look at blog entries from 2012 if interested.
Regardless of the sucky level of night market, we landed ourselves into a Pizza Hut.
It cracks us up that they don't have chop sticks in Pizza Hut.
All natives use forks and spoons here.
Watching them eat with silverware is as entertaining as watching me eat with chop sticks.
I was not interested in the peanut butter on toast with a side of 2 hotdogs (no bun) on the menu, but I did enjoy some "normal" spaghetti and the boys gobbled up some ribs and fries.
The BBQ sauce tasted just like KC Masterpiece, no lie.
We all had happy tummies at one time.
Miracles do happen in Hong Kong.
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