hong kong: kowloon

we spent our last hong kong day in kowloon.

since our hotel reservations were a mess with my mom's cancelled flight, we ended up at the W hotel in kowloon. thanks to nate's upgrades, it was a treat. we watched the harbor light show (can you even call it a show? pretty underwhelming) from the comfort of our hotel bed, and had great views of the city.

we attended the hong kong temple in the morning, and took turns watching sage. hong kong and the philippines are the closest temples to singapore, so going to the temple has become such a privilege. our life is pretty chaotic right now, and it felt good to restore a sense of peace and assurance that things will always work out.

we bought some treasures at the jade market, then browsed the night market on temple street.

nipple fruit. seriously.

we'll pass on the pig parts.

the W pool atop the city. this is nate's thing...he loves tall buildings. 

if there's a tall building, it's in our itinerary.

we took a windy ride on the star ferry...

...and hopped on a ding ding tram to see my grandpa's old office building. my mom used to hang out here after school.

this photo is so hong kong-esque to me. a cloudy sky, signs everywhere, colorful buildings, and a jumble of trams, buses, cars, taxis, and people.

the bamboo scaffolding is baffling to me. how does it not all collapse?!

we ended our ride in causeway bay and squeezed in some shopping at times square

the obligatory nathan road photo

the last thing we did before our flight was head up to the top of the ritz carlton building to the ozone bar perched on the 118th floor. yeah, we took our baby to a bar. usually the view is stunning, but we were clouded in once again. so we ordered the best crab cakes of our lives topped with kaffir lime foam.

and sage loved my virgin blackberry mojito. 

if she only knew how posh her life is...doesn't every almost-two-year-old sip mojitos in hong kong?

it was a wonderful trip! back to singapore we flew for more adventures.