I really lucked out with the timing of my trip. I was staying with my grad school buddy Alan, who is now a professor at HK Poly U. He was in the process of moving into his shiny new apartment in Hung Hom, which meant that for two weeks he had the keys to both his old and new apartments. Which meant that I had his old apartment all to myself for most of the week. With an unobstructed view of Hong Kong island. Sweet.
Hong Kong is far more scenic than the stock photos of the skyline let on (the HK skyline is one of the most picturesque anywhere, so it's understandable, I guess). I was also just in time to tag along for a weekend trip to Macau with Alan and friends. Fact of the day: As of 2 years ago, more money was gambled in Macau than in Las Vegas. Caught the red-eye back in to Haneda on Monday morning, so I could maximize HK-time. Work on Monday sucked.
In other news, I'm going to Canada this Friday, for a week. Had an amazing all-tofu dinner in Ebisu last night. That's all for now.
Saturday afternoon in Mong Kok.
In a cable car...
...en route to the Tian Tin Buddha statue.
A view of Hong Kong island by day, taken from the "Avenue of Stars" in Kowloon.
And, by night.
Some famous dessert, at some famous shop, in some famous neighbourhood. (Alan, can I get a little help here?)
The Grand Lisboa casino, Macau. On our way to the fish tank.
Outside the restaurant, after our massive Chinese vegetarian feast. My last meal in Hong Kong before hopping on a flight back to Tokyo.
