Hong Kong Sunday
For what I figured would be a lost day in a typhoon, today turned out to be pretty good. It never rained on me. It rained, but at least I was inside during that time.
I had a great American breakfast at the Novotel. The bacon is never crisp enough, but the rest of the meal was delightful. I wandered down to Times Square shopping center to join the crowds. No movie interested me at any of the nearby theaters, so I made my way over to Outback for a hamburger.
On my way back to the hotel, I took a different route. And what a route! First, I found a narrow alley of low cost clothing shops. It was more like a flea market setting. Only I was almost too big to get through. They sure designed this for smaller folks. Turning out of it, I came face to face with fish. And I do mean many fish. There were even fish in the street, and a lot of fish heads were for sale. A vendor would let some of his live fish jump into the street. It attracted attention. I don’t know if it helped sell em though.
As I made my way on, a street hawker gave me a handbill for the Health Portal. I decided to stop for a massage. I missed having one at the hotel this week. It wasn’t as good as by Zhuzhu but I now have a comparison.
Last night, I got a tip to go to Lan Kwai Fong for a great block of western style pubs and restaurants. I would have gone there later on Saturday night, but the rains were too heavy to venture there then. So off I went tonight. And oh did I have a great dinner. I had a burrito dinner!!! Yes! A burrito!! I finally found a Mexican restaurant. It was a pretty small bar with limited menu, but the margarita was exceptional, and the food was great. Certainly the best Mexican I’ve had in three months. Can’t wait to get back!
posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 9:36 PM
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