I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.

Hong Kong 17 – 18 April

It was a big wait. Waited to fly out of Singapore, for an hour. Apparently, some luggage screw up caused it. Right. Anyway, waiting just go get out of Singapore in that tiny little seat for an hour is excruciating.

So we got into Hong Kong about 3.30pm or so, and then tried to find the shuttle that was supposed to send us to the hotel. After some struggling, we found the guy, who told us to wait till the other people on the ride showed up. By the time we left the airport, it was about 4.10pm. We were the last stop in the route, it was raining, and there was a horrible jam on our side of town. It felt like we were circling the place for ages.

Finally got to the hotel about 5.10pm.

One big wait.

So here’s our adventure so far: dinner at swanky Din Tai Fang, and the Night Markets of Mongkok.

Porridge places in Central near the Gold and Silver Exchange which don’t open on Sundays led to Hollywood Road, which is a lovely quaint place, and Wing Kut Street, which is closed on Sundays as well.

Lunch at Take Hachi at Causeway Bay, and Little Manila and Jakarta also spotted in the same location. Anime stores! Streetside waffle balls and Times Square. The foodcourt, and Glutinous Rice Balls in Sweet Potato soup.

The highlight was definitey the Midlands Escalator (we went all the way up) and Victoria Peak. Lovely view. Dinner at Macau Restaurant near the Hyatt Regency at Tsim Sha Tsui topped off a hectic but productive, painful but fulfilling day.