An Invitation For Lightening and Ava!

The Alugus are newlyweds from Hyderabad, India.  They were sealed two days ago (photos in previous posting).  They chose to skip Disneyland in order to have an extra day at the temple. 

 That says a lot about what is most important to them.

 We asked if they had plans for their last night in Kowloon, which they really didn't.  We then felt impressed to invite them to join us 

with the Chans and Hathaways for the afternoon. 

 This would let them experience a little of Hong Kong. 

Happily they accepted.

The starting of our outing.

The Promenade at Harbourfront with Hong Kong Island in the background.

Venkatesh Alugu and Archana Vuppada are harder for us English speaking people to remember, so
Judy suggested we give them names we wouldn't mispronounce - like Lightening and Ava.
Lightening because that is what Bro. Alugu's name means,
and Ava because its just pretty and she is too.
They were both good with that.
We laughed when later in the evening, Venkatesh had to ask what his wife's name was so he could go looking for her.

We took a ride on the Hung Hom Ferry and then a bus to Aberdeen

where we managed to get off in the knick of time at the right stop for the ferry to 

Jumbo's Floating Restaurant.

This was the Alugus 2nd boat ride in their life, but before the evening was over, it was not their last.

No need to pay for the ferry ride over, when the free one is just fine.

Of course it wasn't quite as colorful as this one.

It didn't exactly compare to these either.  

But we were comfortable and made it safely to

 Jumbo's Floating Restaurant.

Built back in 1976.

Front Entrance with Dragons breathing down our necks.

Beautiful tiled murals on the interior walls.

Venkatesh has the arms for taking great selfies.

Our purpose for coming to Jumbos was more to dress up in Chinese attire and have photos taken, than it was to eat, but we thought it was required to get the photos.  

We kind of think now, we could have just skipped dinner.  We would have asked, but the guy in charge never showed up, and after looking at the costumes closely, 

we decided they weren't what we expected nor worth the wait.

We eventually realized we were seated in the exclusive dining area; 

not exactly what we had planned.

We also realized Indian eating customs differ from the Chinese.  This meant the menu was quite limited for Lightening and Ava.  No Fish, Pork, or Beef.  

We thought the evening was about to become a disaster.

Fortunately, Chicken and vegetables were offered.  They were gracious about it, 

but we hoped they didn't regret coming.

Night time view as we left.

On our way back to the Star Ferry, we showed them the Asia Area Office Bldg.

Walked past the Maserati dealership, which Lightening posed in front of, 

just like most guys would.

Time for another selfie!

Indulged in gelato after getting off the Star Ferry.

 All agreed it was refreshing.

Ended up where we started.

The Promenade at Harbourfront

The Alugus were good sports to spend their 1-month anniversary with us old folks.

It was fun to help them celebrate, and had a great time getting to know a little more about them.

We were honored when 

they asked us for some advice to help their marriage to be a happy and lasting one.

They are a beautiful couple and we wish them eternal bliss.