Neon Signs

Along with the great restaurants the strip in Sai Kung have tons of massive neon signs. They are a bit cheesy looking but they add to the environment.

Seafood in Sai Kung

In Sai Kung, Ave and I ate at a restaurant looking over the harbor. This strip is famous for the seafood restaurants that have tanks of marine life and you can pick the exact fish out that you want to eat. Before eating, Ave and I walked along the harbor and saw the boats that line up with the catch of the day. In the evening you can see people out buying their dinner.

These tanks were right behind our table at dinner.

Ave and I got a fixed meal which was huge! We had clams, crab, lobster, and oysters. Unfortunately we took this picture near the end of the meal because at one point our entire table was covered in dishes piled high with food.

Ave's Visit

Cocktails at the Beach

On Tuesday, Ave and I went to Stanley Market and then had an amazing dinner at Wildfire which is in a huge old colonial building that looks out over the water. It was one of our more chill evenings because we were tired from all the walking on Monday.

Dinner on Friday

Ave flew out Friday night, but it was late enough that we were able to have dinner and go to a re-opening of a club in Lan Kwai Fong. We were out dancing right up until we went to the airport.

Kuala Lumpur

Batu Caves

When I arrived in KL, Bahar picked me up at the airport, drove me to his apartment, so I could drop off my stuff. From there we went to lunch and then headed to Batu Caves. Batu Caves are a place where thousands of Hindus come to worship. I was a few weeks early for Thaipusam festival (Bahar has some great photos online), but I arrived just in time for the unveiling of the huge gilded statue of Lord Moruga. Thousands of Hindus were present for the ceremony which ended with flower petals dropping from a helicopter.

This is a shot inside the caves. I climbed the 272 steps into the caves on an extremely hot day. Obviously the view from inside was worth it.

Kuala Lumpur Skyline

One of the last days of the trip, Bahar drove me through some of his old neighborhoods. It was almost like a tour of my housing in C-ville because he has lived in quite a few neighborhoods in and around KL. We drove up through a beautiful old neighborhood though and were able to get a gorgeous view of the city.