The shower on the first morning in Hong Kong ranks among the best in history. High water pressure, full lather shampoo and soaps, and luxurious towels washed the country grime from our weary bodies.
After a dreamless slumber and showers we were ready to conquer the world.
Bobby, Dave and Joe found a bistro showing the Eagles game (they won!). Alise browsed through Hong Kong Park looking for new bird species. And Lee, Bill, Billy, Anna and I took the subway to Causeway Bay and Victoria Park where we had lunch at a German restaurant.
In Victoria Park we saw quite a few people practicing Tai Ch'i.
Everyone enjoyed their morning and after meeting back at the hotel we headed out again to the Star Ferry and on to Kowloon for some shopping and dinner.
The Star Ferry was established in 1888 and takes tourists and commuters between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. To get to the ferry we took a subway one stop and then walked a skyway over to the pier.
Arriving in Kowloon we wandered the streets windowing shopping and finding some bargains.
On the way to the restaurant we discovered a bar named "The Piss Bar" and couldn't resist going in for beers. We asked the waitress why the interesting name and she replied that her boss had a weird sense of humor.
After enjoying our beers we made our way to a dim sum restaurant "Din Tai Fung" where we enjoyed duck tongue and chicken feet among other dumplings and noodles. 
After dinner we returned to the hotel via subway, went up to the VIP lounge and enjoyed drinks and dessert before falling into bed for another wonderful snooze.
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