Hong Kong

The last stop was Hong Kong, where we spent 4 days eating everything! And a bit of walking around to work up our appetites.

The smog followed us to Hong Kong. Across Victoria Harbour towards Hong Kong island from Tsim Sha Tsui.  

Meeting up with friends from Calgary for dinner at a seafood dai pai dong (food stall-type restaurant) located in the upper level of a parking lot. 

Yes, this is beer in a rice bowl. And yes, they served it that way for everyone. 

My first squid ink pasta. Looks horrible, but surprisingly tasty. 

Night 2 - dim sum dinner

Xiao Long Boa (Shanghai soup dumpling)

View from a rooftop bar - Victoria Harbour across to Tsim Sha Tsui. 

This building kept going into the clouds - well, into the smog. 

We spent an afternoon cycling to Plover's Cove. Will, who was suffering from some travel bug, was a real trooper.

Fishing along the cycling path.

Thankfully most of the route was on a divided cycling path. 

Cycling to Plover's Cove with a Buddha watching over a village in the background.

Exploring side streets in Wan Chai

Taking the tram to Victoria Peak

The tram goes up an impressively steep track.

A smoggy view from the top. 

Central Hong Kong, with Victoria Harbour and Tsim Sha Tsui in the background.

More dim sum! Baked BBQ pork buns

Turnip cake

Ha gao (steamed shrimp dumplings)

Hong Kong's grungier side - because we had to do something other than eat.

A break from Chinese food for Japanese ramen. 

A friend introduced us to the best dan tat (egg tarts) in Hong Kong.

UNESCO Sites and Tea Plots - Wuyishan, Fujian

Between Shanghai and Hong Kong we stopped in the town of Wuyishan to spend a day exploring the nearby Wuyi National Nature Reserve. The park and surrounding area are home to many tea plantations. Unfortunately, it was cloudy/smoggy for our visit (again), but the park was still beautiful. It consists of valleys, tea gardens, steep cliffs, some temples and many, many stairs.

Crossing the Chongyang Brook towards Wuyi National Nature Reserve. 

Wuyi National Nature Reserve

On a bridge looking down into a long, narrow gap between two cliffs. 

Tea gardens in the park's valleys.

Overlooking more tea gardens from a mountainside path. 

A temple in the park.

A man carrying a bundle down a long stairwell into a valley. 

  

View from one peak over the park. 

One of the many creative paths through the park. 

This is what happens when you give me your camera and ask me to take a photo of you. 

Will on a bridge over a stream.

Another stream crossing.

That hut is farther away than it appears. 

A delicious beef  noodle soup that we had our last day in Wuyishan. I have no idea what it's called, it was ordered with various hand signals and guessing. But it was amazing.