October 21 - 24
We made a short 3-day stop in Hong Kong to wrap up our travels in Asia. One of our buddies travels to mainland China frequently for work, close to Hong Kong, and he just so happened to be there during our visit. We met up with him during the days we were there and we had a blast!
We blew 80 Hilton points per night to stay at the Conrad Hong Kong which was easily the nicest hotel Gene and I have ever stayed in. Since we are Diamond status with Hilton (thanks to years of business travel), we really got the royal treatment. We got upgraded to a suit on the Executive floor which was a beautiful corner room with 2 bathrooms, separate living room, and the most stunning views of the Hong Kong skyline through panoramic windows in every room. We seriously think this place was bigger than our condo. The bedroom alone is practically the size of our kitchen, living room, and dining room combined! The other perk with having crazy status at Hilton is the access to the Executive Lounge where they have a dedicated chef making incredible (and free) meals, snacks, and drinks throughout the day.
We made a short 3-day stop in Hong Kong to wrap up our travels in Asia. One of our buddies travels to mainland China frequently for work, close to Hong Kong, and he just so happened to be there during our visit. We met up with him during the days we were there and we had a blast!
We blew 80 Hilton points per night to stay at the Conrad Hong Kong which was easily the nicest hotel Gene and I have ever stayed in. Since we are Diamond status with Hilton (thanks to years of business travel), we really got the royal treatment. We got upgraded to a suit on the Executive floor which was a beautiful corner room with 2 bathrooms, separate living room, and the most stunning views of the Hong Kong skyline through panoramic windows in every room. We seriously think this place was bigger than our condo. The bedroom alone is practically the size of our kitchen, living room, and dining room combined! The other perk with having crazy status at Hilton is the access to the Executive Lounge where they have a dedicated chef making incredible (and free) meals, snacks, and drinks throughout the day.
This was our living room in the suite
We walked around the waterfront area of Tsim Sha Tsui watching the Star ferries travel around Victoria harbour.
Junk boat in Victoria harbour
Walking along Avenue of the Starts, we recognize a couple of the stars :)
Mid morning window washing on the 60th floor!
This is the view of the neighbor hotel, Shangri La, from our living room. I'm guessing they are not afraid of heights.
We went to the horse races at Happy Valley on Wednesday night and they had a German band performing to celebrate Oktoberfest.
Here's Gene, Baker, and Sang at the horse race.
Here's a glimpse into how packed it was at the race. It was literally hard to move, the crowd was insane.
One of the horse races
We went to a karaoke bar after the race. You can't go to China and not experience a karaoke bar! They take their karaoke very seriously over there. This song must have been in English since Gene's singing.
This is the view looking out the window from the Executive Lounge at the Conrad.
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