May 31, 2007

  • Return from Asia

    I haven't blogged in a few weeks, mainly because it was my 30th birthday and literally the day after that, Joanne & I went straight to Tokyo for 4-5 days, then Hong Kong for about 10 days. 
    We returned on the Saturday during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

    Tokyo was nice, but I enjoyed Hong Kong more.  I think more people visit Tokyo for various reasons, ranging from the fashion, electronics, to manga and anime.  People actually know that these things exist in Japan.  However, I think many people are unaware of the many things HK has to offer.  I was too, before I got there. 

    The food is extremely cheap, transportation is very efficient, stores and restaurants are open very late (past 2am or even better, 24 hours), and there is plenty to do (karaoke, clothes shopping, anime/manga toys, arcades, dessert bars, etc.).  However, if you go as a tourist, you'll end up at the restaurants that are overpriced. 
    Also, a lot of nice attractions are just a short subway ride away, like Ocean Park, Wetlands Park, Ngong Ping 360, etc.

    Also, the dim sum there was incredible.  I don't even want to eat dim sum here (in the U.S.) anymore.

    I'll be posting pictures of Japan first, then HK, as protected posts.

Comments (3)

  • No kidding. My friend and I stuffed ourselves at a mid-priced (there) dim sum place for $15 total. I went to one the supposedly best places in SF Bay Area for dim sum yesterday and it was pretty disappointing.

    I found all sorts of $10-20HKD noodle/wonton/jook places. Man, I could go for some zha lerng (Chinese donut wrapped in a noodle) right now. And...Octopus card FTW!

  • I should say, US$15 dim sum.

  • lol...dimsum there is different than anywhere else.  altho it don't compare to usa dimsum, it's like apples/oranges.

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