Yesterday was quite interesting, as a small group of us signed up for a cooking tour that included a visit to a small market, mostly featuring fresh fish, plus a nine course luncheon in a busy restaurant, and then an actual cooking course demonstation in the Home Management Center.
We were given the recipes, and carefully followed the preparation of Sweet and Sour Pork, Crabmeat with Broccoli, and Chicken with Walnuts, and last, but not least, we received a pair of chopsticks as a souvenir along with a Diploma for the one day course. The demonstration was quite interesting, including how to hack apart a live crab.
On the return trip to the ship, we noted various stages of construction along the way, and the interesting thing there was the use of bamboo scaffolding (instead of steel!). As Hong Kong is densely populated, there is no green space between the apt. buildings, which are narrow, adjacent high risers, although the old ones were only constructed to the 7th floor, as there was no elevator in them, and there is no greenery anywhere in sight .
Today is Dis-and Embarcation Day on the ship, and we are still in HK, preparing to go to Yokahama. It is one of the only days where I have no particular program, having already passed my segment exam for the computer course, so I slept late, and plan to (finally) play bridge this afternoon!
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