Mike was invited to present at the Synthetic Biology 4.0 conference held at the Hong Kong University of Science at Technology earlier this month, so we went a bit early and traveled around the impressive metropolis for a week.
Hong Kong was a fascinating experience for the senses, and very easy for the non-Cantonese speaking Western visitor. HK was a British colony fom 1860-1997, so many things (including signs, menus and public transport announcements) are in both Cantonese and English.
A short list of favorites from the trip:
- Attending Diana Krall's first concert on her China 2008 tour
- High tea at the Peninsula Hotel
- Nighttime view of the harbor... from our hotel room!
- 25-minute dramatic gondola ride up to the Buddha on Lantau
- Riding the funicular up to the Peak
- Shopping shopping shopping
- Dim sum at Maxim's in City Hall
- Walking through markets and the Graham wholesale district
- Hiking on Lamma followed by a very fishy lunch (yum!)
