The nice thing about the tour was that we also took
public transpiration to go between several of the stops so it saved a lot of
walking
Yesterday we walked 21,077 steps which was about 7
miles. Today we walked 18,389 steps,
just over 6 miles!!
We met a couple from Ireland who were young and traveling
around a lot before settling down and they were fun to talk with.
Our guide was excellent and after the tour, he told us
about his Delicacy Tour on Monday evening.
We told him we were going to be on the ship tomorrow and asked him to
take us on the same tour tonight, which he agreed to do.
After the tour ended, we went back to the hotel to drop
off some stuff and then we took a taxi to a restaurant we had seen on the
Andrew Zimmerman food network show, Mak’s Noodle Restaurant. It was just a small little place probably
holding less than 30 people and was it busy.
We had to sit with another couple who were from Hong Kong and Singapore
and they helped us order as nothing was in English. Andrew Zimmerman said that the noodles were
the best in Hong Kong and we thought they were really great and our bill for
lunch was only $10.
He met us at the hotel at 7:30pm and he took us on a
great food tour to very local restaurants to taste the food that locals eat day
in and day out.
To say that it was an incredible experience would be an
understatement! This was, no question
about it, the best food experience that we have ever had on one of our cruises.
The owner, Michael, met us at the hotel and we took a trolley,
a subway and a ferry to reach the other part of town, across the river.
Then we walked some more until we finally came to our
first stop.
Tonight we ate in this order:
Duck Tongue
Abalone
Pig Ear
Ox Tongue
Pig Intestines
Snake stew
Pickled Ginger and 100 year eggs
Fish Blatter
Soft Turtle Shell bottom made into a gelatin with coconut
milk
Herbal Tea
Birds Nest Soup
We ate in out-of-the way very local restaurants and in
each place, we were the only non-oriental in the restaurant.
After 3 ½ hours we parted way with Michael and wished him
all the luck in his food business.
Tomorrow we board the ship and hopefully will have a
little time to relax. It has been a
great 52 hours in Hong Kong to this point and we have a few things to do
tomorrow that will tell you about in the next blog.
Night
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| Ed's breakfast |
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| One of the Temples |
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| Many, many ashes |
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| The main alter |
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| We have ridden lots of subways |
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Lunch at Mak's Noodles 
Duck Tongue
Abalone
Pig Ear
Ox Tongue
Added Pig Intestines
The snake place
Pickled
Ginger and 100 year eggs
Soft Turtle Shell bottom made into a gelatin with coconut
milk
Birds Next Soup
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