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During our stay in Hong Kong m’lady and I rode the Peak Tram up to the hilly rim that surrounds the city. Trust me, if you ever visit Hong Kong you’ll do the same; it is hands-down the #1 attraction in the city and everybody does it.
And it’s actually pretty cool too. The view from up there really helps to affirm that New York City ain’t got nothin’ on Hong Kong. I mean the city is big, and it’s astoundingly cool. Anyways, later that evening we happened by a very large outdoor event along the waterfront that piqued our tourist curiosity. We ducked in to check it out and discovered that it was a food and drink expo. I forget what the admission price was, but it was steep enough to convince us to skip it in favour of a free nightcap in our hotel room instead.
Imagine our surprise when we discovered over said nightcap that when we had purchased our tickets for the tram we had also been given a coupon good for two free admissions to the expo, and it included free drink tickets too. Fortunately the coupon was good for the next few days so we added it to our itinerary.
And so it was that on October 27th, 2017 m’lady and I capped a busy day (that included the city’s history museum, Kowloon Park, a ride across the harbour on the Star Ferry, and an away-trip about forty minutes outside of the city to the small town of Stanley) with a stop at Hong Kong’s annual Wine & Dine Festival.
The fest was quite extensive; huge even. We immediately dropped three of our free tokens on a four-pack of beers, eventually using up another one on two glasses of sparkling wine before m’lady insisted (with my help) that we use our remaining tokens getting me two shots of high-end tequila that were poured through a giant block of ice and directly down my throat. Never mind that I had to suck on a tube that had been sucked on by thousands before me, it was tequila, and tequila kills germs (right?).
We had also been given coupons that offered free things at select booths, each of which had long lines that went unbelievably fast. I mean, some lines were fifty feet long and you’d be through in less than two minutes. We got free cookies, shrimp chips, nuts, cheese, and ice cream. The whole festival was run astoundingly well and we were both super-impressed with the entire setup. The only downside was that we didn’t see the Jack Daniels booth until we were on our way out the gate, with nary a token left in our pockets.
We left the wine and dine just before it shut down for the night at 11:30 and rode the Star Ferry back over to the Kowloon area, where we walked wearily (and maybe weaving just a little) to our hotel where we both fell into a fast, deep sleep.
The days were just packed.
(I can’t find any smooth way to segue into this but I want to brag about it so I’ll just add it here: On our last day in Hong Kong [once we had returned from exploring a bit of mainland China and Macau] we went out of our way to go for an evening cocktail at the world’s highest nightclub. It’s called Ozone and it’s a very upscale open-air patio bar on the 104th floor of the tallest building in Hong Kong. The views from up there were unbelievable, as were the drink prices. What an experience.)
Todd Man Out 