Stopover and Over

Without a doubt Hong Kong is the city I enjoyed the most in China. I spent about eight days there, vacationing and taking care of my Taiwan visa.

This was in no small measure thanks to my friend Annis and her great family, who welcomed me and let me stay in their apartment for my first few days, among many other favours.

I'm not feeling very narrative-minded so a summary of what I did new in H.K.: tried real dim sum for the first time (even liked the seafood dishes), Cantonese home cooking, went to Ocean Park (try the Abyss free-fall ride!), tea-time tapas in Stanley with a view of the sea, saw the HK Space Museum, Art Museum, Hong Kong History Museum (amazingly-thorough), Maritime Museum, crashed a birthday party and met a Cantonese pop star of whose Mandarin I didn't understand a word, had superglorious Indian food, found some brain nutrients in the many fully-stocked English bookstores, took the Star Ferry, shopped at a night market, breathed the humid air of a bit more freedom.

Plenty left for next time.