When someone says, ‘Hong Kong!’ to me. There are immediately two things that enter my mind: shopping and food! It’s a given that Cantonese food is one of the best, and plenty of restaurants in Hong Kong – whether commercial or home-based- can compete in this arena. If it weren’t for all the actual walking we do when we’re here, maybe we would’ve gained a few pounds just over one weekend. Now since I’ve covered a little bit of the sight-seeing and shopping aspect in my previous blog post already, this time I just want to show you pictures of mouth-watering food. But before we get to that, here’s a…
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{Hong Kong 2013} Part I: Sights and some random observations
Amidst the recent outcry over the Hong Kong government considering to require visas for Filipino passport holders, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy going to Hong Kong every now and then. It’s the only other country I’ve had the privilege of visiting more than three times, but even though I don’t speak a word of Cantonese it’s not at all difficult to communicate with the locals. I either switch to Mandarin or English and the moment’s confusion of them thinking I’m a local thanks to my Chinese looks is gone. This year we spent the long Halloween weekend in Hong Kong after so many years, and I…
