Toast!? In China!?!?!?!
Travel Location: Hong-Kong,China
My first breakfast in Hong Kong consisted of an egg and cheese sandwich on toasted wheat bread. I cannot express my shock that such a western style breakfast could be found in a random little restaurant around the corner from my hotel. Even in Shanghai and Beijing last year, only specifically western-style restaurants seemed to serve these sorts of food. Eggs are very popular and common in China, but they are generally eaten hard-boiled (which is also yummy)
Anyway… It was a beautiful day, with blue sky and plenty of sun, so we decided to visit one of the smaller islands, where no vehicles are permitted. We took a ferry to the island and walked around for awhile. We visited a temple, and looked longingly at the beach, where many people were swimming in clear water. After about two hours, we headed back, this time using a ferry and a subway, to get to the museum of history. This was a very general museum, with detailed displays about traditional Hong Kong culture (including traditional ethnic cultures) and even the physical environment. Between the heat and humidity, jet lag, and lack of lunch (a meal we would not see much of during the next month), I was pretty tired… actually, ready to curl up on the floor and go to sleep. At 6:00 pm we waited outside the museum for Ray, and then headed to dinner at a very nice restaurant. The food was very good (unfortunately I cannot eat sea food, even Western-style seafood dishes, so I didn’t enjoy some of the dishes) but there was sweet and sour pork! This is shocking you see, because most real Chinese food is nothing like the Chinese food we have in the United States, however, many of the Chinese restaurants here were founded by Cantonese immigrants, and some of the dishes in Canton province are actually similar to what we have here in the US. So don’t go looking for egg rolls, cheese wontons, or sesame chicken if you travel to China.
I cannot express my shock…
After dinner, Ray was kind enough to invite us to the roof of his apartment building, where we had an amazing view of Hong Kong, including the harbor. At night many of the skyscrapers put on a light-show, so we stayed up there and enjoyed the view for awhile.
