Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Last Weeks in Hong Kong
Once we knew we were going to be leaving Hong Kong, we tried to make the most of our time with our friends and wrapping up anything on the Hong Kong Bucket List that we still needed to do, such as having high tea at the Peninsula Hotel.
For Christmas, Drew got us tickets to go see the Phantom of the Opera at the Asia World Expo. He surprised me though by inviting a whole bunch of our friends along too. It was really fun; I'm pretty sure Andrew and I sang along with every song. Recognize my dress Stephy?
We also went around trying all of our favorite foods one more time, because we knew we'd be trading in Ramen for BBQ and Curry for Country Ham.
This was green tea ice cream from my favorite Japanese dessert shop. So delicious.
Drew also planned a massive surprise for Andrew and I around our birthdays. We thought the four of us were simply going out for dinner at a surprise location. When we got there, we sat at the front of the bar in a lounge, where we learned we'd be eating in the dark! So we were definitely surprised there. But, then, we go to the back of the bar, to see all of our friends there to celebrate with us! This was the second time Drew had really surprised me in the last 3 months! We had a really great time; eating in the dark is an interesting and unforgettable experience. We had to lock up our phones and anything glow in the dark before sitting down, and we had to guess at what every course was, as it was all pre-determined for us. Later we got to look at the actual pictures of what we ate and see how good our palates are. It was really fun!
We also, or course, made sure to visit Stone's one last time, our favorite American bar and burger place. It may seem weird that we wanted a burger before going back to the US, but out of all the places we went to, Stone's and the Korean place really felt like 'our" places, so we wanted to make sure we went back one more time.
This is Terry, Drew's old coworker, and his new wife Jamie!
It felt like every night until we left we were going out with someone to say goodbye. We really were blessed to make such amazing friends in Hong Kong over such a short period of time. It was really the best part of our time there.
This is our last goodbye to the Tai Hang neighborhood, the area within walking distance of our apartment. Stone's was located here, as well as Buddy's Bar. Several of our friends lived in this area as well.
And finally, we had to say goodbye to our apartment! We will certainly never live in a place as high up or as glamorous as this. We really couldn't have lived in a better spot.
And, on to the actual flight! Look at the gaggle of staff it took to check Trig into his flight! Not really, I think alot of them were just hanging out there, but it looks funny.
Happy to go back to family and the USA!
Sad to leave Asia and our Hong Kong friends behind.
A sunrise from the plane window!
Trig and I did have a slightly rougher time getting to Nashville than anticipated. US Airways has a rule that they won't fly animals if the weather is too extreme, meaning temps above 85F or below 45F, for good reason. Originally we were scheduled to fly through Chicago, but I read about that rule and decided to be clever and fly through LAX instead. Well,, unfortunately, LA was experiencing a heat wave, and it was 88F when we were supposed to take off around 11am for Nashville. So, Trig and I hung out at the airport for 14 hours waiting for the sun to set and the temps to drop. It honestly was not as bad as it sounds, because more than a dozen people came up to me during the day to ask about Trig and chit chat, so the time really went by rather fast. And, what a better spot to people watch than in LAX. Below, paparazzi are waiting for someone famous whom I didn't recognize, as well as "graphers," which are people who get cool things autographed by stars and then sell them for a living. Didn't know those people even existed. But on to Nashville!
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