Decided to try the brekkie buffet at the Salisbury (YMCA Hotel), where I am staying. The main dining room where the breakfast buffet is served has great views across to Hong Kong side but abit spoilt after they built the Hong Kong Arts Centre :-(
Breakfast consisted of..............
I had a walk along the Avenue of Stars on the Kowloon Harbour Front before boarding the Star Ferry again - the view of Hong Kong Island's Central district is magical.
On the way to Maxims Palace at City Hall I saw this rather nice view of the IFC Tower that pretty much dominates all around it by its sheer height as it towers above every other building.
The plan today after a bit of encouragement from MeiMeiLai was to have a sort of mini dim sum meet in Hong Kong. Anyway from a get together of about 4 or 5 of us - it ended up with there ebing 10 of us for dim sum at the famous Maxins Palace restaurant on the second floor of City Hal. Present were a motley bunch which inclulded myself (Po Kwan). Flickserve, WaiSuBo and his brother, Annee and her colleague Jennifer, EnglishManInHongKong, Choisum and my cousin Philip and his wife Polly. Was a really nice meet and with all he chatter and banter I completely forgot to take any piccies of the group or the food, but do have a photo of the rather splendid dining room which as nice views across te Victoria Harbour.
However cousin Philip has come to the rescue with some scans from his ever present video camera - quality is a bit ropey but he has saved the day
The British Born Chinese Forum is truely an online community and part of its power could be seen in the dim sum meet today. Until this lunch time we had only interacted with each other through our online persona's, yet despite being on different continents and different time zones the forum created a bond that can really only be adequately be described as a true sense of community. It really is a great forum that is only as strong as the contribution of its members as a collective whole - so guys and gals of the forum - in the words of a certain Mr G - Keep It Real
Saw this in Causeway Bay after the meet and I have no idea what it is all about but thought it made a nice picture.
This also looked interesting -
Next part of the day was to meet Shirley at Pok Lam - which is the end of the line for the purple MTR line. We had planned to go to Lei Yue Mun this evening for a seafood dinner but an unexpected meeting at Shirley's school meant that plan was scuppered. So instead we met for some dessert and a wonder around the local malls in Pok Lam before she had her meeting started at 7.
A rare site - an alomost deserted MTR station at North Point where I changed for Pok Lam.
Pok Lam
Bicycles are not just for the Dutch........
Pok Lam Mall
Anyway I had a nice and healthy dessert of Mango puree with a selction of fresh fruit that included Mango, Melon, Strawberries and Banana.
Anyway I came back to TST and then went to see the Symphony of Lights laser light show over the Central area from the Avenue of Stars on the Kowloon waterfront - not bad but not quite as spectacular as it is made out to be.
Took this to show that Hong Kong is a land of extremes - this guy wasn't in some quiet corner - he was sleeping on the main concourse of the Star Ferry Terminalon Kowloon.
Fresh flower arrangements on Nathan Road - would they survive in such a bust public place in the UK?
Dinner tonight was at the Hing Fat Restaurant and it was so, so good.
THE Roast Goose!!!!
A Vietnamese Coffee - not sure what was the Vietnamese part - the grated chocolate?
One Plate Rice with Roasted Goose Leg and Poached Chicken Leg and salted duck egg, served with plum sauce and ginger and spring onion oil for the pricely sume of HK$52 - about £3.50 - an absolute bargain
Napkins?
Finally got these Yue Dan from the hot food counter in the Park and Shop on the way back to the Salisbury from the Hing Fat - HK$7 and not very nice at all - they went straight into the bin
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