Pics and more pics

Joint post to get ya'll caught up. A day of few pics is followed by many. We are in Johnna's dorm where we had to check the mail. I'll let the pics do the talking. The order is pretty random.

Breakfast today (congee with pork and preserved duck egg (the dark thing)). The reddish stuff is a spicy pickled either cabbage or white carrot. Amazing. This breakfast was so good we repeated it this morning (add the duck egg).

A picture of our breakfast place...called "Eat Together" which is apparently not a perfect translation of what the Chinese name is.

Some architecture pics for Haas. This is a Hong Kong government building that was intentionally designed with a weak spot near the bottom. It was built before the government records were digitized. The purpose of the weak spot is to allow purposeful self-destruction of government records if Hong Kong were to come under attack.

A street food stall. We had some curry fish balls and rice cooked in lotus leaf wrapped in a bread. We also had a waffle the other night.

Just a pretty pic from one of the parks we visited. We went to the Hong Kong Zoo and the Hong Kong Park. Some neat monkeys...beautiful landscaping and view.

The Bank of China tower, an iconic HK building, is behind us. The waterfall is within the park, and we thought it made for a romantic background.

Another architecture pic. Some of the skyscrapers are incredibly tall and many have neat designs.

The little (and mass manufactured) items are part of the whole experience. This is grape with aloe. Josh thinks it is tasty. Johnna is not a fan.

Pretty, eh?

Just us being cute.

Chicken feet! Johnna has yet to try these, and Josh showed off by eating two at lunch. We had lunch with Johnna's co-workers at a Dim Sum restaurant. The chicken feet tasted like the breading of chicken wings...really pretty tasty. Very bony.

The dim sum. Dim sum, kind of like tappas, refers more to a style than a specific item. There are a variety of small dishes that are steamed and served. They are all pretty tasty, and you get a lot of different flavors.

Johnna, her co-workers, and her boyfriend.

Breakfast yesterday. Amazing...

A dessert made from some kind of glutonous rice with red bean (similar to chocolate but not as sweet and a little earthier) with brown sugar sold on the street by Johnna's office.

I hope that gives you a feel for day 2. We are headed up to the Big Buddha followed by the light show and sushi with Johnna's school friends. A couple drinks might finish off the evening.

Mucho love-o,

Josh and Johnna