Hong Kong

HONG KONG | Friday, 3 July 2009 | Views [76] | Comments [1]

Clare from Victoria Peak

Where to start? We ate authentic Indian and Middle Eastern food on the same day. There's toilet paper and soap in the public restrooms. The streets glow with neon and skyscrapers dominate the skyline. It's quite a change from mainland China -- you have to go through immigration and customs to get here -- but a nice break before Vietnam.

We met up with our friend Andrea in Shenzhen who kindly put us up Wednesday night, showed us around Shenzhen, and got us oriented in Hong Kong. Then Jen's friend, Laura, met us in Hong Kong for dinner. Many thanks to both of them for being awesome tour guides, giving great tips, and engaging in fluent American English conversations.

We went to the top of Victoria's Peak yesterday, took the Star Ferry, and walked the Avenue of Stars. We're writing from a food court restaurant with free internet (!) so we can't upload any pictures and we'll keep this short. Happy 4th of July!

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