Hong Kong, Cheung Chau and Macau
Coming back to see so many people was a great experience. The arrival felt a little bit like coming home to me. Getting back to Wan Chai, passing all the familiar spaces in central and finally shaking hands with some of the guys who added a lot of shared memories to my exchange was just great. Although I had been there before, I used the opportunity to introduce Florian to the calm side of Hong Kong a.k.a. Cheung Chau Island where we took a walk around the island and generally just enjoyed a laid-back day with nice weather. We spent a day at university and went for lunch with the Swedish (plus Lady Holly). Another day we did a bus tour around Hong Kong Island with stops in Pokfulam, Aberdeen, Stanley, Shek O and Central. We went to Oysters and Volar (obviously with a large part of THE team) and continued the next day with a trip to the Bid Buddha as well as a “hang-over” brunch at Brunch Club. We concluded our stay with a very international barbecue at Shek O beach (thank you very much for making this happen, Julian!) as well as another night with dinner with the Koreans (Holly, Ashley and Bobby).
On monday we left our beloved couch at Gabin’s and Vincent’s to see a friend’s dad in Macau. Since I had visited him before I knew he was a perfect host and I expected that he was going to make us feel at home. He offered his world-reknown hospitality again and we therefore both enjoyed to chat about the recent past as well the happenings in Macau in a 100% relaxed atmosphere with excellent food and comfortable accomodation. We got to see the Lisboa, the Grand Lisboa, the Venetian, the Sands, etc. and we even got to understand some basic rules of professional gambling.
In summary, our stay in Hong Kong was a good experience for Flo. He really liked the place. For me it was more about seeing the people which I really liked as well. Macau was great too and we were therefore keen to make some more valuable experiences on our route in South-East Asia.
(Pictures will be published as the opportunity arises. Some are already accessible through Facebook.)
