Curt and I spent a fun four days in Hong Kong recently - the best part was that Mom and Jill were able to go with us. It was quite chilly there, but we still had fun seeing the highlights, riding the fantastic subway system, eating new foods, meeting wonderful people and just being together! This picture shows part of the view from our hotel room.
Many fun things were going on in the Unicity Hong Kong Office to celebrate the Chinese New Year. This group were the winners of the office talent show. The next picture shows Curt getting ready to pass out new years gifts to the employees. 
There is also a tradition to have a roast pig and to cut it from end to end in one long cut symbolizing that the new year will be prosperous from beginning to end. Mom and Jill and I let Curt enjoy this tradition without us!
We had fun attending a lunch before everyone headed back to work after the New Year Holiday. The good was delicious and fun to try - they just kept ordering new things for us! Curt is an expert in using chopsticks - I need to practice more!
For the "dim sum" meal, all the food is placed in the center of the table (it spins) and then you take the food from there. You have 2 sets of chopsticks, one to serve with and one to eat with. 
Sylvia invited us to her apartment (a very nice one) for traditional Chinese New Year food. Then we went to a nearby Thai restaruant for dinner. We enjoyed our evening with Sylvia and Steven, her husband.
One night we went to the harbor for the Laser Show. The lights on the buildings were choreographed to music. We appreciate Stephen Ko, the General Manager, for taking us there. 
A street in Hong Kong - usually there are more people on the streets! We had fun exploring different parts of Hong Kong.
A view of the harbor, unfortunately, there is a lot of haze there from the factories in China. We did a harbor tour on a boat similar to the one on the right in the picture.
We went to the south side of Hong Kong Island (about a 20 minute drive) to go to the Stanley Market. It is much less crowded on that side of the Island, and we saw this house boat.
The next few pictures are of Victoria's Peak - a mountain that you can ride a tram up to the top and have a great view of the Harbor. This interesting looking structure is the new observation deck and shopping/dining area.
Mom, Jill, Mitzi and Curt on Victoria's Peak.
Picture of the tram, but it doesn't show how steep it really is - it's a fun ride!
Chinese New Year Decorations in one of the malls we went into - most of the malls are connected to office buildings and have subway stations on a lower level.
China is hosting the Olympics this year and some of the events will be held in Hong Kong. We saw several posters and decorations about the Olympics.
Well, thanks for hanging in there to the end of this long post! As I'm sure you can guess, this is only a few of the pictures we took - we had a great time and a great visit together!!
2 comments:
Mitzi,
I love the pictures! I can't wait to see the rest of them and hear all the details. It looks like you had a great time and makes me want to go back!
-Elaine
Wow! This trip looks so amazing! You must be well versed in the Hong Kong language and ways by now, huh Uncle Curt? Someday I hope to have as many experiences and travels as the two of you. This just looks like a good time!
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