Sunday, April 22, 2007

Getting Wet in Hong Kong

We had checked the weather for Hong Kong before leaving Shanghai, knowing it would be considerably warmer. We are bummed to see that rain or chance of rain was in the forecast everyday while we’re here. It looked like Monday was the only day we might have without rain.

One of the suggestions our Hong Kong/Canadian friends made was to go to "the peak." It allows for some awesome views of the city. That is on the agenda for today (Monday) but as predicted we've woken up to rain. The forecast for the next couple of days is still rain and now even thunderstorms! Since it doesn’t look like we’ll have a good day clear day here, we’ve decide to go to the peak anyway. Hopefully the rain will make for some great black and white pictures. I just need to find some black and white film.

It looks like we are going to be warm and wet in Hong Kong!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi there! Just back from a long weekend trip to Hawaii, and catching up on your adventures. The black martini sounds interesting. Glad you met some friendly local folks to give you some advice.

In keeping with my tradition, here are a couple restaurant ideas I dug up:

1. A Portuguese/Spanish place called "A Lorcha" that I read about on Chowhound:
"Just a stone's throw from the Maritime Museum and A-Ma Temple, this is the best place to eat if you find yourself hungering for Portuguese food in this area. Look for its whitewashed walls, an architectural feature repeated in the interior of the tiny restaurant with its arched, low ceiling. Casual yet often filled with businesspeople, it offers feijoada (a Brazilian stew of pork, black beans, cabbage, and spicy sausage), codfish in a cream sauce, char-grilled king prawns, clams prepared in garlic and olive oil, grilled lamb chops, baked minced beef potato pie, and other traditional dishes that are consistently good. Its name, by the way, refers to a type of Portuguese boat, which is appropriate for a colony founded by seafaring explorers."

In Macau, which is supposed to be a good area to walk around...
Rua do Almirante Sergio, 289
853/313193
Main courses HK$65-HK$128 (US$8.45-US$17)

Also, I read that Maxim is a chain all over Hong Kong with good, cheap fast Chinese food.

And if you are craving something very American:
Best Burgers and Beer: Dan Ryan's Chicago Grill, with two locations both sides of the harbor at 88 Queensway, Central (tel. 852/2845 4600), and Ocean Terminal (tel. 852/2735 6111), offers casual dining, good burgers (and other good American food), and drinks throughout the day; its Kowloon branch even provides a view of the busy harbor.

Best American Cuisine: There's no better place in town for a Caesar salad than Napa, Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel, 64 Mody Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui East (tel. 852/2733 8752), where you can follow your salad with Californian cuisine that includes pastas and seafood. The great harbor views make it a perfect place for a relaxed lunch or dinner.

Enjoy!
MJ

Anonymous said...

Wow...sounds like you are having a fabulous experience...albeit somewhat wet, black (martinis), claustrophobic. Cannot wait to hear about this trip first hand when you get back...BUGGY WHIP has not doubt missed you both!