Freckles On The Move: hong FOOD kong

Hi again. It's me, Megan. For Lunar New Year vacation, I was able to take a trip with some friends to Hong Kong. We were able to stay my a friend's apartment in the city, which makes my credit card happy. The websites and travel books were very accurate when they said Hong Kong is the place to shop. I have never seen so many places dedicated to shopping. A lot of the businesses were closed for the New Year. I was a little bummed, but shopping is not how I want to spend a vacation. As you know, I would much rather spend my time consuming the local food. Guess what? That is actually what we did. Because HK is a former British colony, they had A LOT of cheaper imported foods. We spent a lot of time looking in grocery stores remembering what food from back home looks and tastes like, and buying some that required no preparation. My favorite was the fresh salmon sushi rolls, Cheetos, and musseli cereal. When we weren't in grocery stores, we could be found indulging in the markets and restaurants. I ate enough dim sum to last a life time, but I see more in my future. In between eating, we did see some great sights.

Temple on New Year's Day

monk

temple grounds with the Buddha statue in the background

The incense aroma was everywhere on the temple grounds. It was a very peaceful even though it was pretty chaotic. There were hundreds of people bringing in offerings in hopes of having good luck this year.

cute family. Sadly the dad moved, but I didn't have the heart to crop him out.

Buddies

Don't talk behind this guy's back.

After giving up trying to find a good place to watch the parade, we opted for looking out the window from our friend's hostel. It was a great idea. Plus we ate snacks as we waited.