We went to Sha Tin today. It is only 8 miles away in the New Territories, but is considered far. The bus ride there took 30 minutes. There is a restaurant in a former hotel that is famous for it's squab. What's a squab? It's a baby pigeon that is usually under 1 month old. These pigeons are raised for food. At its busiest, this restaurant sold 5,000 squab a day! It was nowhere near that busy today. What's really odd is that they bring you plastic gloves to wear while you eat your bird so your hands don't get greasy. Of course it was delicious!
After lunch, we walked past some of the few remaining tin squatters homes. The government is allowing these people to stay put if their structure was erected before June of 1982. They cannot extend it, and they do not own the land. We're unclear as to whether or not their offspring can continue living there.
From there, we walked along the riverfront to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, which includes a Jackie Chan exhibit, only to discover that it's closed Tuesdays. Our host thought it was closed on Wednesday's. We took a few photos in front of the Bruce Lee statue and then wandered through some markets.
We used the MTR to return home, stopping at one of the transfer points to exit and wander around in that neighbourhood. It is the district where you buy all manner of goods for funerals and worshipping. From there, we caught the train at one of the brand new stations that recently opened-Whampoa. Seems to be quite far underground, with long, steep escalators to reach the platform.
We chose a restaurant near our apartment for dinner. Dave has been craving crispy chicken. It's one of the dishes that they make exceptionally well here and did not disappoint.
It was an interesting day.