Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hong Kong 2009 Day 1

Fourth trip to Hong Kong (again)! Looks like Slug and I have already made this country our staple annual vacation destination. Didn't take many photos this time round as we would be revisiting basically our previous fave hangouts.

At the airport

It was a chilly 20 deg C when we arrived in the morning. Everywhere, even on Lantau island, seemed shrouded in some grey smog, which really put us off. The worsening air quality especially during the winter months lessens the desirability of living in Hong Kong - we found it sufferable to breathe in the air at Causeway Bay which smelled of smoke.

Hong Kong Airport

We napped till nighttime, and then ventured out for dinner. Came across a cha can teng in Wan Chai selling some delectable roast meats. Their soup was a warm comfort for our stomachs in such cold weather. Was appalled that this shop sold roasted sparrows on skewers, each tiny bird no bigger than the size of our fists. While I was protesting to Slug about the atrocity of eating such small creatures, he was apathetically munching on a crispy whole pigeon.

We always love the spring onion and garlic condiment

After dinner, we strolled along the identical-looking streets in Wan Chai for some after-dinner exercise.

At Southom Playground

Would love to steal this cardboard standup home

The public glued to the TV broadcasting the passing away of veteran actor Chen Hong Lie

Retired early for the night, in preparation for some in-depth exploration and sightseeing the next day!

3 comments:

ah sir said...

OMG...i din noe tt they actually eat sparrows too..tt's quite sick man..aren't they too cute to be eaten?

Ah Qing said...

no leh, it was quite delicious actually. haha! tried it in beijing. just like mini chickens, very tasty!

that was 10 over years ago. now i just find it sickening.

ah sir said...

eeeks..ya it's weird tt as we grow older, we find it more gross to eat certain animals..maybe we shd just become vegetarians LOL