The time zones have zoned me out - yesterday's blog should have been titled Thursday 20 September ( not Wednesday!). Today this entry is being posted around 5am, Friday 21 September.
Yesterday morning we went shopping right across the street at the New Town Plaza - it is 5 floors of a shopping mecca - everything from designer shops to a supermarket. The latter was fascinating! Every kind of dried mushroom on display, some kind of dried conch, boiling soups, unusual fruits - a hard red globe with protrusions - maybe a another species of pomegranate? Asian pears, California avocados (35 cents each I think), a lot of frozen seafood too. We bought a few bakery items, some juices and water. I think the supermarket will be a frequent stop - we didn't see it all.
Shopping for clothes was disappointing because the sizes all run small. I hope to find some other clothing outlets when we have free time next week. I did find a colorful tote bag, which when I purchased it, was handed to me in another tote bag, not a plastic shopping bag. And that bag was almost perfect for my needs! oh, well, now I have 2.
Later in the day we went to the Icebreaker off the lobby of the hotel in the Bamboo Room. It was crowded and hot, but I enjoyed seeing all the delegates from all over the world. I took a picture of the tall guys and Stacey, then the tall guys and Almond (tall guys: Francois (Switzerland), Zoran (Serbia), Sergio (Montenegro), Godwin (the Netherlands). It turned out that the Icebreaker was way too hot & crowded so we found a small restaurant in the shopping plaza for a bite to eat - the Red Ant. Patrick had shrimp toast and I had a salad with endive, raddochio, tomatoes, smoked salmon, and dragon fruit - which tastes like white pear with tiny black seeds. Very good along with a pineapple/coconut milk drink.
Back in the hotel, I felt the jet lag catch up with me so went to bed early. Now I am looking forward to our first day of meetings, then later tonight the Harbour lights tour.
Weather has been very warm, about 88 degrees with 55% humidity. Language frustrations plague us and the Hong Kong natives, too, I suspect.
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