Homeward Bound! ... via HK!

Finally got our tickets home after weeks of research. Airfare seems to go up by the day! We were supposed to fly China Airlines until the rates changed, and Cathay Pacific worked out to be a cheaper/better flight anyway. The upside of this change of plans is - we get to stop over in Hong Kong on the way! Yippee!

I don't know why I'm so excited. HK has never really been on my travel radar. Firstly, this was very unexpected. It started as an innocent question about stopover charges and minutes later, we will be spending 3.5 days in HK. Secondly, unbeknownst to many (HL seemed surprised when I told her), I grew up on HK mini series and sitcoms. Yup - I faithfully followed Man in the Net and Wong Yat Wah's flying in the skies, waaaay before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I'm half Cantonese, y'see, and my mum's family's diet largely consists of these Chinese drama serials.

I've also heard nothing but rave reviews about food and shopping in HK. I've always been curious about chow dau foo (smelly grilled (I think) tofu) and the numerous dumpling and noodle shops that strew the streets. This will be a welcome change to the Americanised greasy pseudo-Chinese food (ugh!) we get here. I'll be collecting advice on things to see and places to eat from the initiated soon.