A theme park ride into the city along the port and the coast, an Italian version of Valparaiso, or a vague resemblance to home. A tint of elaborated grandeur, slightly worn-down yet self-assured like any good Italian city, each turn was a kind of a surprise. The glassball, the dinner outside with a HK family nearby, coffee outside. the staircase and the otherwise adorable breakfast room at the historic Palace know as Bristol.