Another Visit

The third visit we have had in the past few weeks was my cousin Terry from Philadelphia. She was actually the first to book her travel but chose early November as the time she wanted to come. 

One of the reasons Terry chose this time was to celebrate her birthday in Hong Kong. We had a lovely dinner at our neighborhood Italian restaurant Portovino followed by a birthday cake from Maxim's. All things being equal, you can't go wrong with chocolate.

Shayne even joined the festivities via Skype.

We did many of the sights that have been posted about already including Nan Lian Gardens in Diamond Hill.

We also Checked out the wet markets from our perch on the escalator.

We took a ferry to Lamma Island for a lovely seaside lunch and a few hours browsing the little local shops.

We joined my neighbor Tamara and baby Sasha for a visit to the History Museum and the Terra Cotta Warrior Exhibit followed by a great dim sum lunch.

We wandered and ate and drank and ate and saw sights and ate all week long. One of the truly unique sights of Hong Kong are the Cemeteries. St. Michael's is the oldest cemetery in Hong Kong and is populated by many of the early Hong Kong settlers both Chinese and Western. All of the cemeteries are built into hill sides and the graves are very tightly spaced. It makes for some amazing views. We were lucky enough to get stopped in traffic long enough for a quick snapshot ot two.

It was a great visit that went by too quickly and a fun time for us both.