Hong Kong: Nathan Road, Peninsula Hotel

This is Nathan Road, which is the main thoroughfare in south Kowloon. It is filled with shops. Indian men are everywhere, asking David if he needs a tailor to make him a suit. They also ask him if he wants a Rolex watch. Nope, is David’s response.

Here is a magazine stand on Nathan Road:

Note how they drive on the left side of the road.

We planned on taking the MTR train to Central in Hong Kong Island in order to dine at a dim sum restaurant there. Here is the entrance to the MTR subway:

We looked at the subway map. Unfortunately, we were too confused and there were no station attendants to help us so we left the station:

We then asked a taxi driver to take us to Stanley Street in Hong Kong Island, but he didn’t know where it was located. I told David I didn’t feel like going on a wild goose chase. We decided to have our dim sum meal at the Peninsula Hotel, which is the oldest, most historic and elegant hotel in Hong Kong:

We did not want high tea on the Veranda; we asked for dim sum and were directed to the Dining Room upstairs:

This is the beautiful table setting:

We requested Jasmine tea. Honey walnuts were served as an appetizer. Here are the honey walnuts and our first dim sum, Barbecued Pork Bao:

Spring Rolls (1 out of 3; we ate the other 2):

Shrimp:

Beef:

Shu Mai:

Pork:

Taro:

PENINSULA HOTEL SERVES THE TASTIEST DIM SUM IN THE WORLD!!! IT ALL JUST MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH. WOW! WHAT AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE!

Thank God we decided not to take the MTR or taxi to that other restaurant in Hong Kong Island. Best of all, the Peninsula Hotel is located right across the street from our hotel. How convenient!