We took the Star Ferry over to Hong Kong Island to do some double decker tram riding per Finley’s request. We had planned to take the line all the way out east, but we quickly realized that might take longer than we wanted to spend. We got off the tram and boarded one to return to the area with the world’s longest escalators. The tram two trams up broke down and was being pushed by the tram behind it. This presented quite the “tram jam” per Finley and we were stopped for awhile. We had a junk tour we had to make, so we ended up hopping off the tram and grabbing a quick lunch before taking the subway back over to Kowloon.
We waited at Dock 3 for our junk, which was a bit late. A junk pulled up to Dock 1 and everyone headed down there to board it, but it was the wrong one. So we have pictures in front of both junks, but the second one was the one we actually rode on. It was neat to have the other junk out in the water at the same time. We circled Victoria Harbor for about an hour and the junk dropped us off on Hong Kong Island. It is amazing to see how much construction is going on around the city. And how many apartment buildings there are here. Clifton and I visited Hong Kong 6 years ago and the skyline has changed remarkably.
After the junk tour we went back to our hotel to get ready for dinner with Lance and Barie. They have been living in Hong Kong for nearly a year and took us to an amazing restaurant, Peking Garden, for Peking Duck. The restaurant was just blocks from our hotel and the food was fantastic. It was great catching up with Lance and Barie halfway across the world. They are such wonderful friends and it was nice to have a friendly face to share dinner with. Finley was especially taken with Lance, she loved telling him all about her experiences in Disneyland. Lance and Barie are headed to Bali on Saturday, they are going to have a great trip. I hope we are able to see them again soon.
