We head to meet a family friend at Sogo. The other cousins have decided to just do something quick, since everyone is running behind. We meet Joanne and search for a place to eat. A lot of stuff is closed, so we eat sandwhiches & coffee at a cofee place. It's a quick meet up, and then we are off to meet some of Wei Yan's family. After meeting another one of Wei Yan's cousins, we get Japanese red bean pastries (the ones they make in the hot molds) and I try one filled with creme, which I've never had before. We decide on heading to Tsim Sha Tsui to shop a little and then to Temple street for more deals.
After shopping, we hop in a taxi & run into a little traffic. We end up getting to Dave's uncle's place at about 7:40pm. Fireworks start at 8pm. The light rain today & cloudy weather is an issue. Some of the fireworks are basekd by the clouds and you can only see the bottoms of the bursts. Dave and Eunice think that it looks better on TV, which it does, but we just enjoy the live view & take pictures/video. Afterwards, we go to Central station, but the restaurant ("tastey" congee) is too full. We head over to Times Square by taxi - and get a good shot of the IFC - it's a bit spookey with clouds covering the top. We eat at a restaurant instead that has lots of Northern chinese food. We see the guys behind a glass hand stretching noodles or making dumplings & putting them directly into the steamers. The food is good here, and again, I'm stuffed. We then head back to start packing.
I don't think any of us is looking forward to the 16 hours of flying, but I think all of us are ready to head home.
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It sounds like you guys had an awesome trip. I can't wait to see the pics. I'm glad you guys got to see Wei Yan's grandmother!
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