FRIED TOFU & AIR SUPPLY (aka out trip to hong kong)

On top of the Peak

View from the Peak @ night

View from dinner

Like straight up on the funicular

Busy HK street

HK street

Bank of China tower....supposedly has bad feung shei b/c of the sharp edges

There is so much to tell....

Let's see where can I start? I think a list may help organize my thoughts

1. Hong Kong has tons and Tons and TONS of hi-rise apt buildings. Weird thing is, there didnt seem to be any nice part seperated from a bad part. The ugly poor buildings were mixed in with the brand new nice buildings. Some hotels even have what I called "the ghetto shanty town" right out the front door.

**Tip for travelers** Research exactly the location of your hotel. Nobody likes to get lost in a foreign country trying to find a hotel that is supposed to be right next door to The Four Seasons (and by right next door apparently they meant 5 miles West).

2. Ghetto Shanty town is the part of town where the outside of all the buildings are molding, taxis can barely drive down the narrow street, there are a ton of butcher shops around, you think this could be the "unofficial fish market". Also you will see a pig's head hanging in their store.

**Tip for travelers**Nobody likes the smell of raw, hot pigs head. Careful where you walk. Also shark's fin means the actual tail fin (just in case you were looking to purchase one or like 10).

3. Sometimes all there is to see is the actual building or green park. Better off going to St John's Church which was once used a club for Japanese officers during WW2.

4. The Peak tram literally goes straight up the mountain. Like an incline so bad, you are in the back, holding on, looking straight up at the front of the car. My mother would have passed out. Especially the part where it is just a ledge next to you.

**Tip for travelers**Fight to the death for a seat so you dont have to stand. Not too much fun when you're hands are sweating, feet are sweating and your hands are sliding off the pole in front of you....all while trying just to stand. God bless Matt's strength.

5. **Other tips for travelers**

*Nobody will take your HK coins back or exchange them. Suckers. Free coins from HK for the first 4 people who comment on this post. Seriously.

*Victoria Peak is awesome. A must-see must-do. Only if you are with someone who is not afrad of heights or who does not have a fear of the train just falling or coming off the tracks. Funicular.

*Sundays are days of for FDW (FDW=foreign domestic workers=maid & nannies). They are literally everywhere.

*You are definitely spoiled if you live in Singapore.

*Sometimes things are so much harder & more complicated than they need to be.

*sometimes in the hotel lounge, when having dinner, expect to be offered fried tofu (as a birthday treat) and hearing the girls voices starting to sing the words "I'm all out love, I'm so lost without you". Brought to you by the letters, W, T, and F.

* Dont be surprised if during your "fisherman's buffet" at your hotel aka the dinner that comes with the package, you see 2 Asian girls on a small stage dressed in short black skirts, mini halter-tops and lace necklaces.....they are the band and do in fact know plenty of 80's and 90's slow love songs. All I want to know was where was the pervert in the back & all the smoke lingering in the air?

All kdding aside. Hong Kong was definitely an adventure for us. We had our share of great times and times where baby had a break-down because of the lack of clean toilets (I wanted to put the hand sanitizer you-know-where). We definitely are a great traveling team. It was an unforgettable birthday & I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband that will take me on luxurious trips all over the world! It has definitely made us realize even stronger what an amazing, clean, safe, efficient, happy but crazy, little island we get to live on. So appreciative and thankful we are American getting to live in Singapore.

And God bless Matt for being such a wonderful, smart, supportive husband!!

Anyone wanting to enture to HK, give us a shout, maybe we can offer some tips & advice.