Parents and I are staying at Island Pacific Hong Kong Hotel. Don't let the wording on the website fool you. It's much smaller than the pictures indicate. I am staying in this 15-20sq meters room. So small, two wide steps and I have reached the other side of the room. Nonetheless, if I tilt my head I have a nice sea view (ignoring the fact that I look straight into someone's apartment with clothes being dried outside from floor to floor).
Anway, the 30 years ago title is because around this area by the hotel we could still able to reminiscent the yester years of Hong Kong living and atmosphere. This is where we can still have a sub HKD 30 for lunch with long lost menus. One is chicken feet wrapped with tofu skill and taro. A small dish of green veggie costs HKD 8.00 but actually is a large dish costs HKD 20.00 just six tram stops away in Central and in Causeway Bay. Fruit stands dotted the main section of the street with prices at least HKD 10.00 then anywhere I know. Just at Centre Street, we got all the Hong Kong style restaurants with dim sums and steam noodles. Have to go explore more later tonight and tomorrow.
Tomorrow while mom under GA for her teeth implants, dad and I will cruise around. Funny this afternoon, not even in Hong Kong more than an hour they have bought snacks that they have been bagging people get for them in China. The Durian and Coconut flavoured thin waffles individually wrapped. Same price as in China. And then the special soya sauce mom and dad cook with, it's HKD 22.00 for 500ml and yet in Macau, same price for 150ml.
Lunch today with 3 different rice dishes, a small (big) plate of greens, the chicken feet wrap and a plate of steam noodle came to a total of HKD 96.00. Unheard of here. Dad was happy. Mom was happy to see the price so cheap. And then the snack shop I mentioned, they contributed HKD50.00 to the local economy for waffles and organice pumpkin seeds and Chinese style trail mix. Their claim, sampling of snacks in preparation for the Boston grandchildren trip.
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