I have nothing but fond memories of Hong Kong. It feels like a second home to me! A city of interconnected and "aircon" malls above ground and even below ground (once you've experienced the MTR every other subway system is just too slow), amazing food at every corner, fashion to suit every budget, expressive styles and just overall fast paced amazingness Hong Kong is fantastic in every way. But the best about Hong Kong, hands down, is the food!
We have our favorites, from grabbing cookies and pastries from Kee Wah bakery, indulging in the best dim sum the world has to offer any time of day, garlic crab (Australian crab) at Underbridge, lai liu ha (literally, pissing shrimp) tossed spicy salt/pepper style at the fishing village of Sai Kung or mango desserts to your heart's desire at Hui Lau Shan, nothing beats Hong Kong. We also frequented Cafe de Coral alot (it's a Chinese "fast food" joint but just so delicious and cheap) and even McDonald's is loads better with its fried taro and red bean pies. Gai Dan Jai (little puff cakes) were my absolute favorite snack on the go. You could even walk into 7-Eleven and get a delicious and warm Cha Siew Bao (roasted pork bun), Bolor Bao (Pineapple Bun), or a Dan Tat (Egg Tart). Loads of cheap eats on every corner resulted in just endless food porn. And while you would eat nonstop the heat and the fact that you would constantly be moving actually canceled each other out:)
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| Cafe de Coral |
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| Gai Dan Jai |
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| Bolor Bao |
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| Gai Dan Jai to Go! |
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| Dan Tat |
Hong Kong is all about style, influenced in equal parts from fashions from the East (Japan and Korea) and the West (Europe and the US). I had Tory Burch Revas before it became "hot" in Hong Kong the following year - when my sister in law returned she wanted a pair of Revas because it was all the rage! To adapt to the intense humidity and hot weather of Hong Kong I brought alot of loose sundresses and lots of accessories. That meant dresses from Velvet, Club Monaco and t-shirts from Love by Ya-Ya and lots of skinny jeans, and gladiator sandals from Sam Edelman, Tory Burch reva flats, and Zara wedge pumps. I also brought several different bags, but mostly deferred to Foley & Corinna's City Bag in snakeskin embossed leather given it's slouchy unstructured feel that could also carry a ton yet still be lightweight - I loved the pattern because it added some necessary toughness. I also brought my LV GM Neverfull - great for lugging around, but eventually it became too burdensome to carry all day because of its size (and my and everyone's tendency to want to throw things in it).
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