CHINA! Day 2

Wednesday, May 19. We went to go meet Dad T and the gang, and on the way ran into an old friend. I'm lovin' it!

Dim Sum at Cheer's. This place was seriously amazing, as is evident by everyone's faces. For reals though. It was fantastic. We had sooo much food. There were 8 people, and it was less than $10/person!

Uncle Edward. Auntie Fanny. Annie

After breakfast we rode the metro to Tseun Wan. We made our way towards where Jason's Mom lived, but first made a little detour to explore this Monastery. It was beautiful.

Here's Jason, Nancy, and me at the front gate to the monastery.

Down the road from the monastery. It's hard to believe this is how a lot of people live. There were little run down shacks/homes all over. Very humbling.

After some walking and a lot of asking (thank goodness Dad T was there to speak for us), we found where the Chan family once lived. The house is no longer standing, but this was the general area. To the left of this picture is a little stream where Mom T used to do the laundry. I can see this as being a pretty fun place for a kid to run around and explore!

From here we went to Ping Sahn. This is a Tang Temple. It isn't a direct line to our Tangs, but they do share the same ancestors.

A few blocks from the Tang Temple is this beauty. This is the house Dad T lived in when his family first moved to Hong Kong. The picture is a little out of focus, but you get the idea. It's amazing that is is still around.

When we were done in Ping Sahn, we went to Yeun Long. On the way, we had to stop for a potty break, and Jason grabbed some tasty snacks. Why don't we have these crazy flavors here in the US?

In Yeun Long. Dad T lived up this stairwell. It's all commercial now.

He also lived in another place a few stairwells down. It's hard to imagine this place as apartments 45 years ago.

We couldn't leave Yeun Long without a visit to this noodle house. Dad T used to go here as a kid. He said nothing had changed in all those years..the decorations and everything were still the same. And the noodles were just as good as he had remembered!

By the end of the day, we were completely beat. Annie and Clarence konked out on the bus home...as did the random guy behind them. I am pretty sure we all passed out as soon as we got back to our hostel. Day 3: Big Buddha!