Happy New Year - Hong Kong 31/12/2004 - 03/01/2005
Happy New Year from Hong Kong
After months of waiting, planning and sorting we've eventually made it!! - Safe and sound in Hong Kong for our first stop. Met Beth and Stew at the hotel and headed out for new year celebrations in the streets of Hong Kong.
Found a great little restauarant (starting our trip in the vein we intend to continue searching out food and drink around the globe) - we had some interesting dishes including deep fried fish skins in soup, local green lobster...all washed down with several litres of San Miguel beer (Tsing Tao only came in small bottles so that wouldn't do of course!).
Moving on in search of some more entertainment we tried our luck getting into the Sky Lounge on the 18th floor of the Sheraton Hotel with fantastic views over the harbour and city. After much negotiations we were escorted to a private room with huge windows onto the best view in town!! We quaffed champagne and ate like kings and queens until the place closed - photos and more details to follow.
Needless to say that the first day of 2005 was a bit of a write off for me (J) due to the obligatory excesses - however, it was made more bearable by a particularly comfy queen size bed and view over the harbour and city from our room.
After fully recovering we're now seeing the sights, sounds and smells of Hong Kong and will update you all later.
Me now - Pol - have just finished exploring Hong Kong island with Beth and Stew on their last day. Over on the Star Ferry and up the near vertical Peak Tram (American couple squabbling about feeling sick spoiled the way down!) but all very stunning - and almost just like m & ds photos of 28 years ago. More flashy buildings today I suspect though!
The smells are intriguing - some good - some bloody hideous :-( but all part of being here! Couldn't find Stinky's market but did find alleys full of butchered fish and goats. Fish cut in half from top to tail - stomachs intact left around the spine and the poor buggers were still flipping and gasping for breath. Nice. I liked the vegetarian alley best.
Much against James' wishes of being here and sampling the delights on offer - the Fatties Food Around the World Guidebook tasters resorted to Pizza Express for a short break from our 'travelling experience'. It's amazing what a flipping half hacked fish can do the appetite.
After months of waiting, planning and sorting we've eventually made it!! - Safe and sound in Hong Kong for our first stop. Met Beth and Stew at the hotel and headed out for new year celebrations in the streets of Hong Kong.
Found a great little restauarant (starting our trip in the vein we intend to continue searching out food and drink around the globe) - we had some interesting dishes including deep fried fish skins in soup, local green lobster...all washed down with several litres of San Miguel beer (Tsing Tao only came in small bottles so that wouldn't do of course!).
Moving on in search of some more entertainment we tried our luck getting into the Sky Lounge on the 18th floor of the Sheraton Hotel with fantastic views over the harbour and city. After much negotiations we were escorted to a private room with huge windows onto the best view in town!! We quaffed champagne and ate like kings and queens until the place closed - photos and more details to follow.
Needless to say that the first day of 2005 was a bit of a write off for me (J) due to the obligatory excesses - however, it was made more bearable by a particularly comfy queen size bed and view over the harbour and city from our room.
After fully recovering we're now seeing the sights, sounds and smells of Hong Kong and will update you all later.
Me now - Pol - have just finished exploring Hong Kong island with Beth and Stew on their last day. Over on the Star Ferry and up the near vertical Peak Tram (American couple squabbling about feeling sick spoiled the way down!) but all very stunning - and almost just like m & ds photos of 28 years ago. More flashy buildings today I suspect though!
The smells are intriguing - some good - some bloody hideous :-( but all part of being here! Couldn't find Stinky's market but did find alleys full of butchered fish and goats. Fish cut in half from top to tail - stomachs intact left around the spine and the poor buggers were still flipping and gasping for breath. Nice. I liked the vegetarian alley best.
Much against James' wishes of being here and sampling the delights on offer - the Fatties Food Around the World Guidebook tasters resorted to Pizza Express for a short break from our 'travelling experience'. It's amazing what a flipping half hacked fish can do the appetite.
posted by Polly and James at Sunday, January 02, 2005
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