Hong Kong with the Parents

Hi all,

Sorry for being AWOL but I didn't have internet access when I was in China and in Singapore and Malaysia. I'm back in Columbus but have been suffering from a heinous bout of food poisoning/sore throat that has been keeping me under the weather for the past week. I'll post pictures from my travels in a couple of posts.

When my parents arrived in Hong Kong, we set out to see the sights. One of the places that was a must see for us was the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. If you know me, one of my life goals is to visit all the Disney Resorts (I know, so thrilling). Here are my parents standing in front of the entrance sign. I'm sad to report that the park was tiny and there wasn't too much in way of rides. They didn't even have the Pirates of the Caribbean ride! But one highlight was that we got dim sum at the hotel where they have food shaped like the characters. We had glutinous pancakes shaped like Mickey, pork buns in a pig shape, and chicken little buns filled with lotus paste. They were all very delicious.


We also when to Lantau Island to see the big Buddha because my father has never been to see it. We took the cable car to the island and it was pretty amazing. The cable car spans over 5 miles and the views were pretty good.
This is the main attraction that everyone comes to see. It's a pretty big Buddha.
My family also decided to visit the island of Macau, which is a SAR like Hong Kong with Portuguese influence instead of British influence. All the signs are in Portuguese and Chinese. There is more to Macau than just casinos, although there are lots of casinos there.

Here's a casino in Macau, I can't remember the name of it.
We also went to afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel, one of the must do things on my Mom's list. She's been wanting to do this for decades. She was very happy and so was I because the food was delicious.
On my birthday we took the tram to the Peak to have dinner. It was pretty nice, here's a night view from the Peak of Hong Kong. It's very pretty with all the lights.
I also managed to convince my parents to take the Star Ferry with me, a ferry that goes from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island. It's been around for decades, since my parents were young.

That's all that we did in Hong Kong besides shop and eat lots of food. Next up, my pictures from Xi'an and the terra cotta warriors.