March 2017

It has been a few weeks since the last blog post - I was getting the apartment in order and recovering from a cold that knocked me out.  I am back up and running.

A few highlights while I was down:

I explored the local neighborhood (Jordan) and spotted a neighbor taking a nap on a warm car hood.  There are a lot of cats in the new hood.  If you're going to take a nap on a car, that's not a bad choice - Fancy cat.

While crossing a street on the island I witnessed a couple getting a wedding photo by a stop light in the middle of an intersection - can't say you would see this in the US.

Last Sunday I started a week of work travel to Seoul and Shanghai.  Here are some of my non-work highlights.

Taking off:

My Seoul obsession is stationery - specifically pens.  I satisfied my need with only 4 pens on this trip, but I will be back next month with a free weekend day - so my collection will grow then.

After a day of work at a vendor showroom - I found my way home via the subway (I have done this before), but as I was looking at the larger subway map - I realized how small Hong Kong really is compared to Seoul and the surrounding area.

A dinner highlight - Mexican 

A lunch highlight - Sushi Bento Box

Another interesting highlight - as a passenger in the rear seat of a Seoul taxi - I had my own rear view mirror (used for getting out of the car, but interesting in traffic).  I could never see this coming to Hong Kong - it would scare everyone.

A few interesting signs in offices this week.  I did not go into the room on left - I used the skirt picture with no drips.

And off to Shanghai

Shanghai was a bit more challenging.  I didn't take many photos.  I had some taxi issues.  It took 20 minutes to get a taxi, I was dropped at the wrong office, and I left my bag in the taxi,  The driver did stop 1/2 way down the block when he saw it in the back seat, which saved the day.

A dinner highlight - Japanese Seafood Hot Pot

And back to Hong Kong - I had to look hard to make sure this was the flight to Hong Kong.

On Saturday morning I had get back to my routing back at Crema for breakfast and a new latte animal

On Sunday I got my toes in shape for vacation next week.

It will be a few weeks again until I write - a lot of travel in my next month - a week of vacation in Costa Rica, then a work trip to China, South Korea, China and India.  See you in May with lots of pictures.

New Home

It is official - we have a residence in Hong Kong as of Wednesday.

Here is my exit photo from the temporary housing - a line of suitcases that were taken to the new place.

About an hour later this is what was happening in the new place.

Bedroom #1 - Trundle bed, but I am not sure how it will work - I needed to close the door to bring the bottom mattress out to make the bed later.

Bedroom #2 - Closet.  Unlike the US where there must be a closet in the room for it to be considered a bedroom - not in Hong Kong.  Good Luck finding a place for your clothes, thus a bedroom becomes a closet.

Bedroom #3 - Master Bedroom.  Apparently a footboard is not common in Hong Kong as there is exactly 11 inches between the wall and the bed.  A little tight.

Thursday I went to China.  On the way there via ferry I peeked out the window and saw the island I was on the other weekend.

Friday's highlight was internet.  It is fiber, and what a difference it makes.

Most of Friday was me watching the ferries come and go from the China Hong Kong port (where I left the day before)

The view out the window of our new place makes up for some tight spaces - it is totally distracting.

This next picture highlights the end of my week - emptied a tissue box.  From when the movers left until last Sunday afternoon - I was under the weather (got above long enough for the trip to China) - congestion and low grade fever.  

So every night now from 8:00 - 8:14pm we have the light show to entertain us.  I tried to video some Saturday night.  There is music that accompanies the show, but not in our apartment.

Ventured out Sunday morning for more latte art.