Hong Kong II
Wednesday in Hong Kong was a dead day, where I sat in Lily's apartment and did nothing. Boy did that feel good. Thursday morning, my Uncle Ricky and Aunt Lisa picked me up and took me to their home in Hong Kong. I had lunch with them and their daughter Michelle at a tasty dim sum restaurant which featured a unique take on the ubiquitous barbecue pork bun. (Baked not steamed, with a thin layer of crusty sweetness on top. Different, but very good.)
In the afternoon, I set off on my own to Lamma Island, to see the Big Buddha. A new cable car/tram thing had just opened up the week before, so I thought I'd try that on the way up, and take the old bus to come back down. Yeah...the tram thing is neat, but it's kind of scary. It's like those little basket things that Disneyland used to have. Except way way higher. I didn't like them much at Disneyland, so it makes sense that I wouldn't like them higher.
At the Big Buddha, there were signs everywhere asking people not to consume alcohol or non-vegetarian foods. So what did I see? A Chinese couple gnawing on chicken feet at the base of the Big Buddha himself.
In the evening, I worked my way through Causeway Bay and then headed back to Ricky and Lisa's place. They have two super cute little dogs, Kiwi and Cherry, who are Yorkshire terriers. I'm normally not really a small dog person, but mans were those dogs cute. Cherry would jump up on the couch, jump down off the couch, jump up on the couch, jump down off the couch, jump up on the couch, run to the right, run to the left, run to the right, run to the left, etc. Kiwi would stand, watch you throw her mini squeaky flamingo toy, and then look bored. There were also two cats (who are both yooj)and two birds. Uncle Ricky advised me to shut the door to my room, so that the cat wouldn't come in. I didn't think I would mind, but as I sat at the desk, typing away, one cat jumped up on the desk, spread her body completely in front of the monitor, and then craned her neck forward and stuck her head under my typing hands. I kept the door shut after that.
In the afternoon, I set off on my own to Lamma Island, to see the Big Buddha. A new cable car/tram thing had just opened up the week before, so I thought I'd try that on the way up, and take the old bus to come back down. Yeah...the tram thing is neat, but it's kind of scary. It's like those little basket things that Disneyland used to have. Except way way higher. I didn't like them much at Disneyland, so it makes sense that I wouldn't like them higher.
At the Big Buddha, there were signs everywhere asking people not to consume alcohol or non-vegetarian foods. So what did I see? A Chinese couple gnawing on chicken feet at the base of the Big Buddha himself.
In the evening, I worked my way through Causeway Bay and then headed back to Ricky and Lisa's place. They have two super cute little dogs, Kiwi and Cherry, who are Yorkshire terriers. I'm normally not really a small dog person, but mans were those dogs cute. Cherry would jump up on the couch, jump down off the couch, jump up on the couch, jump down off the couch, jump up on the couch, run to the right, run to the left, run to the right, run to the left, etc. Kiwi would stand, watch you throw her mini squeaky flamingo toy, and then look bored. There were also two cats (who are both yooj)and two birds. Uncle Ricky advised me to shut the door to my room, so that the cat wouldn't come in. I didn't think I would mind, but as I sat at the desk, typing away, one cat jumped up on the desk, spread her body completely in front of the monitor, and then craned her neck forward and stuck her head under my typing hands. I kept the door shut after that.
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