All Work and No Play - Hong Kong

Most of my time in Hong Kong was spent in meetings, but it was still a really enjoyable experience. One of my meetings was a reception on a Junk Boat. I imagined the boat looking like a pirate ship.

Not quite the Jolly Roger, but still lots of fun.

As you can see, the weather had not improved much. At least we all stayed dry. 

Though the dress code was "boating casual" most of us showed up in business attire because we were  on our way to other meetings. A boat full of young people heckled us. I'm pretty sure they were Americans.

Most of our meetings were a little less exotic. Our hotel was great. Breakfast included. Lovely roof top pool. Not too far from the subway. It was everything we needed. We spent a lot of time in these chairs!

Because of the humidity, I tried to take a cab to get around town. My colleague preferred walking (I would agree if I hadn't been wearing a suit). We split the difference. After three years of doing this conference, I still don't have shoes that look good and allow me to walk for miles.

I always love walking around new towns.

The food in Hong Kong was so good.

The dim sum restaurant in our hotel was amazing. My two "must dos" on a return would be to eat Peking Duck (I don't even like duck - but it's supposed to be delicious) and Indian food. We ran out of time.

I don't think Santa would be too happy with this window display.  While the street level shops were what you would expect - small, traditional shops - the malls were, well . ..

a bit more upscale than what we have around here.  This wasn't "THE" fancy mall as far as I know, it was just a mall attached to a hotel I had a few meetings in.

While I didn't see a lot of Starbucks, there was a fancy watch shop on every corner (and at the airport).

I can't say enough good things about my solo time in Hong Kong.

By Tuesday afternoon, the skies started to clear out a little bit - just in time for my travel partner's arrival Wednesday morning.