Crowded, bustling Kowloon. Glad I wasn't driving.
Bed count -- since leaving Chicago March 2014, we've stayed in 103 beds. And yet, recently we have felt like we haven't traveled enough.
Doesn't quite seem possible, right?
We'd been starving for a little adventure, or in this case, a pretty sizeable helping of adventure, as we set off on the marathon overseas flight. Can you say Hong Kong? Vietnam? Bangkok? Singapore? Bali? East coast side of Australia? What a great itinerary.
Almost five months have passed since our last Big Adventure, a walking tour in Peru with visits to Machu Picchu and other Peruvian sites. While in November, we enjoyed a quick trek to Seattle to celebrate 35 years of marriage, mostly we've hung around our little town, indulging in its simple pleasures of hanging out with friends and family, making new friends, snowshoeing, XC skiing, wine drinking, music listening, and snow clearing. Ok, that last one is not quite a pleasure, more a necessity of winter life.
For a woman who's rallying cry has been, "Make the first years (of retirement) an adventure," I've been feeling a little confined, tied down and restless.
Time to get moving and Hong Kong is just the place to start.
Today's adventure was dim sum at the swanky Shang Palace. All reviews of Hong Kong dim sum suggested it is a no go for those with celiac because of hidden gluten, especially in sauces and the use of wheat as a filler in almost everything. But the Shang Palace, a beautiful restaurant in the Shangri-La Hotel, worked with me to figure out items I could eat while R ordered fun items from the regular dim sum menu. When traveling, I have found that if I say, "I'm celiac or gluten free, will you help me order," I usually receive really good assistance and service.
Our delicious food was beautifully presented by attentive wait staff. What a great way to kick-start an adventure.
Dim sum at Shang Palace.
Prior to dim sum, we took a tour of crowded, bustling, building crane filled Kowloon.
My feet are just warming up
