Bryan in Hong Kong

After we heard the news that the historic Star Ferry was moving to a new pier, and that last night was the final run of the current route, we decided to head downtown to be a part of history. Of course, everyone else had the same idea, and it was packed with people. After taking the ferry to Central from Tsim Sha Tsui (the Central pier is the one scheduled to relocated), we found giant crowds of protesters and banners objecting to the move.

Later though, we found a map that showed the location of the new pier, which is just a very short walk from the original (in fact, despite riding the ferry twice before, I probably wouldn’t have even noticed the new move, though I guess there’s also a historic clock-tower that’s being lost in the switch). Anyways, it was fun to see the commotion.

Also, I cooked my first meal in Hong Kong (perhaps first meal anywhere? haha, no) which consisted of tacos at a friend’s apartment. I couldn’t find flour tortillas at the grocery so used pita bread instead which worked out well. Combined with the ground beef, tomatoes, lettuce, grilled peppers, Japanese shredded cheese, and authentic Old El Paso refried beans, it was quite a tasty meal. Pictures later…