Getting to know the city

After about a month of settling in to a new city and setting up our apartment, Hong Kong is starting to feel like home. CharK and I started off our Easter long weekend with a leisurely brunch of pan-fried pork dumplings and local dim sum favourites (sticky rice dumpling, Malay cake, taro & yam steamed bun, sui mai). The convenience of takeaways is one of the biggest differences between Toronto and Hong Kong. We walked downstairs to the mall by our apartment complex and were home with our food in under 15 minutes.

This lotus leaf wrapped  sticky rice dumpling stuffed with bbq pork, minced beef, quail egg, and mushrooms was amazingly delicious. (Photo: CathC)

A lot of malls also had Easter displays. Here's one in Causeway Bay. I love the creativity and attention to detail that goes into the ads here. 

A creative Easter display at a mall in Causeway Bay. (Photo: CathC)

This year's Easter long weekend happened to fall on the same week as the Ching Ming Festival, so many locals took this opportunity to travel outside of the city. But no matter how quiet it gets, Hong Kong is still a busy tourist city. We ran into a few tour groups while wandering around the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui.

People watching at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui. (Photo: CathC)

Tomorrow will be a somber end to the long weekend as the Ching Ming Festival is marked by paying tribute to ones ancestors. Hopefully the rain will hold off so everyone who's making the trek out can have a peaceful outing.