1. The Harbour, (ooh, I didn't catch this at first, but look how I spelled it, I've only been out of the states for a week and I'm already starting to spell like my Enlish co-workers. Hmmm....)
2. The Peak
3. Luxury
4. Cheap Goods (This is an absolute LIE! Everything is super, super expensive here)
5. Bruce Lee (Who is basically worshiped as a Demi-God here)
6. Jacky Chan (His mug gets put on ANYTHING and EVERYTHING)
7. FOOD!
One particular food group Hong Kong is famous for is Dim Sum. I hadn't seen any Dim Sum joints around so on Monday night, because I didn't have to work on Tuesday, I decided I was going to find a Dim Sum place if it killed me. From day one I decided I was going to enjoy the food here in all it's glory, and I was determined to finally find somewhere to scratch my Dim Sum itch.
I set out down the main road that leads right in front of my hotel, and headed west, towards the financial/tourist districts. I actually ended up walking a long way, I think I got like 4 subway stops away before I finally found a place: "The Dim Sum Emperor." Well, with a name like that, how can it be bad. I walked in, ordered, paid, sat down, and in two minutes this is what was placed in front of me:
Now, I know what you are thinking: that looks AMAZING! I know, I was thinking the same thing too. Well... it wasn't. It was just OK, and it certainly wasn't worth walking so far to find either. Well, after trying to pound the whole thing, the flavors (or lack thereof) caught up with me and I was spent. This is the result:
Maybe it's because I have a small stomach, or maybe it's because this stuff didn't belong in anybody's stomach, I couldn't go any further. Problem is, since EVERYTHING is so expensive, I paid a bit of money for this meal, so I decided to take it home. I tried to finish it off tonight, but got halfway through my previously half eaten meal before I decided I got my money's worth. I threw the rest away in the hallway garbage can (cause I don't want to smell that stuff tomorrow morning!)
1 comment:
That is hilarious. It makes me laugh for several reasons:
1. You are taking care of "knocking out" a couple places I won't have to try.
2. This is the exact thing I am afreaid of, so it is comical to see it happen to you.
3. I know I'm still going to have to go through this when I get there... just at other places. (but don't even think that I'm going to eat the left overs the next day) :)
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