Hong Kong- The ultimate China Town

Hong Kong is another city I could live in. It is clean and friendly. I was pleasantly surprised to find free wifi in many places allowing me to update facebook and my blog. I arrived at my hotel late on the 24th. I have stayed in small accommodations but this takes the cake. The room was at best 3x3 meters. The bathroom (shared) was maybe 2x2 meters.


I ventured out the next morning with a list of things to see and do. (Travel tip, plan out your days if you have limited time or you will wonder around not seeing anything). My plan, get my Chinese Visa, go to the top of Victoria peak, have lunch in SoHo, take the star ferry across the harbour, and see the light show at night from the harbour.

I wondered around for 2hrs trying to find the Chinese Visa place but finally found it and was on my way to "the peak". I took the bus up to the top enjoying the views and the famous tram down. I was very lucky I chose this route as the line for the tram up was several hours long! While waiting for my bus to the star ferry I over heard an older Australian couple fighting about the wait. How she wanted to wait because she really wanted to see the peak, he didn't want to waste their whole day standing in line. I felt awkward about listening but they really were carrying on. Then the "you never let me do anything I want" and the "you always get you way" started. I bravely tapped the women on the shoulder and told them about the bus. How you could get to the top via the city but for a third the price, no waiting and take the tram down. They left still pissed off at each other but seeking the bus. Hopefully this saved their day. (Travel tip, pick your travel partner carefully).

The star ferry is a hidden gem of Hong Kong. For 50c you basically get a harbour cruise on a vessel step in HK history. Before the bridges and tunnel on the late 1980's the ferry was the only way across. It has been in service for 200 years only stopping service during WWII (when it was used to shuttle troops out of HK).


For dinner I had some company. At the lifts of the hotel I met a nice guy James originally from the UK living in HK for 20 years. I asked him a recommendation for a dumpling house and he joined me for dinner. Even when travelling alone you don't have to be alone.

That night I venture to the harbour to watch the skyline come alive and the symphony of lights show. Hong Kong is a truly beautiful city. However, I can only imagine the electricity usage. Not very environmentally friendly.


The next day I wondered the markets which was quite interesting, I bought some food for my long train trip to Shanghai (20hrs). Some delicious BBQ Pork buns and bananas. Finishing up in HK with a Starbucks coffee (a little taste of home), then off to the train station.