We stayed on Lantau Island (gasps of horror from the Hong Kong residents), just outside of the city proper. Why? Lantau Island is a local place where Hong Kong tourists go. It is a 30 min. ferry ride from Central and about an hour bus ride from the airport. And its quiet and nature-like with very few cars.
We had planned to swim in the ocean, but the rain wasn't letting us - so we made it one afternoon in the pool. Other than that, we went into the city and hung out with Jon Dica. It has been many years since we last hung out - very nice to see him and to meet Maria. We mostly walked around the city, ate, and saw some sights. Pretty relaxing overall. I liked Hong Kong in that it had good public transport, a lot of food, and numerous things to buy. On the other hand, I wasn't as happy with the quality of "things to do". Lantau Island was nice, as we were able to paved road hike to see a waterfall.
- 65 photosA couple of the food highlights for me: These huge shrimp-like things on Lantau (massively huge), clams and rice noodles steamed with garlic, and Hong Kong Beer. I was also a huge fan of the Beijing Roast Duck and the oyster pancakes. Nummy.
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