we headed east to northpoint to find an antique watch store and discovered along the way electric rd. we walked along it for most of the way back to happy valley. it was really nice. the weather was great. and the neighborhoods we passed were quieter and more local. there were some really cute boutiques on that street, but i didn't get a chance to go in most of them. though we did stop in this antiques/second hand store called hong kong treasure on merlin street, and we got the porcelein rabbits pictured below (our camera sux in low light). i love them so...i'm finally starting to scratch my itch for buying and filling our home with old stuff. these rabbits are just kinda cool looking, they're not cutesy, and in fact, look slightly evil, or hypnotized, or on drugs or something.
some paper clothing - including shoes and watches - that's sold to burn for your ancestors and deceased loved ones i'm assuming...every now and then you see people on the streest burning stuff - fake money and all that...
we stopped by another street food place and had a hong kong staple - out-of-the-bag ramen noodles. pretty yummy.
later in the evening we went to chesa, a swiss resto at the peninsula for an early bday dinner. it was yummy. big shout out to the suhs and the some-day-soon moons for the gift certificate that made it super easy on our wallets.
today, we went to world wide center, which is pretty much filipina central - it's kah-razy (the true spelling doesn't do it justice). we got some good eats for only $20 HK (about $2.5 USD). what a deal...
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