First Catholic Mass in Hong Kong, Delicious Dim Sum, Hong Kong Art Museum, & the Tai Po Market Building

This blog post is dedicated to Kate Smith.

After my first mass experience while in Hong Kong at a small chapel in one of the dorms, Santiago and I decided to do some more exploring.

We stopped at the United Staff canteen first to get some energy for the day first. I got my favorite Xiao Long Bao (pictured in the wooden basket on the right), which I can only describe as a dumpling with a meaty soup inside. 

 Then we headed to the Chinese Art Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui.

 There were tons of creepy little men.

 This reminded me of some of the boat artwork you see all over my house.

Some pieces seemed very Japanese to me:

 The museum is right by the Avenue of Stars, so we got an amazing view of the city.

After some culture, we decided to take a detour to Tai Po Market before heading back to the university. In addition to the street food that I investigated last time, there is a Tai Po Market building with 4 floors that sells all kinds of fresh seafood, chicken, pork, beef, fruits & vegetables, and various grocery products. In addition, you can find seamstresses, clothing, and random knick-knacks. The top floor sells cooked food.

The seafood was as fresh as you could get; a lot of the fish were still alive!

Looking at the amazing specimens, I wished I knew how to cook. I couldn't help but think of my dad; Tai Po Market would be his candy store. I wish he could come over to Hong Kong and cook me all of the amazing fresh fish, crabs, and meat!

All the chicken feet a girl could want!

 It was definitely interesting to find turtles and frogs in the market!

While in Tai Po, of course we ate some street food for dinner. Below are pork dumplings with quail eggs on top. Amazing. I got two servings plus fish siao mai, which I always enjoy. I also stopped at the bakery for a Hawaiian pizza bread to take home for lunch the next day.

This blog has made me extremely hungry...