Myron and I celebrated Thanksgiving this year in Hong Kong. We have much to be grateful for- top of the list: our families, our friends, and each other. Also, who can not be grateful for celebrating Thanksgiving in one of the most modern, interesting, and fun cities in the world?
We had a wonderful time in Hong Kong. I will let the pictures largely speak for themselves, but I was impressed both by how modern Hong Kong is, as well as how beautiful. I have always found cities to be beautiful in their own right, but who can argue with the view of boats on the harbor, the skyscrapers in the near background and the hills surrounding the city- stunning!
When we arrived in the afternoon, we sat out by the harbor at our hotel room and enjoyed a happy hour. We were so excited to have bread with olive oil- something we have not had for the last 4 months- and sometimes it is just those very simple things that make one feel so grateful and happy to be alive. Sitting out on the harbor, with a glass of wine, bread and olive oil, and a shrimp appetizer- we were happy! We were staying on the Kowloon side, so we needed to take a ferry over to the Hong Kong side, so that we could take the tram up to Victoria Peak. Once at the top, we had a great view of the city at night, and had a wonderful and romantic Thanksgiving dinner.
The next day, a highlight was having afternoon tea at the Peninsula. My friend Leah had given me the book
1,000 Things to Do Before You Die and having afternoon tea at the Peninsula was an affordable Hong Kong-do-before-you-die activity. It was really fun- very festive as the Peninsula was decorated for the holidays.
Later, after more shopping and walking around, we went on a junk tour in the harbor during the evening light show and ate at the most wonderful sushi restaurant "Nobu"- the black cod still brings tears of joy to my eyes as I think about it.
Finally, on our last day, we headed out to Lantou Island to see the Big Buddha. We took a gondola up to see Big Buddha, which was pretty awesome, but it was also a 7 hour experience, which was not so awesome. I think I would advise others to get to Big Buddha a different way.
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