We arrived in Hong Kong at 10:30pm on Thursday, July 10. I find it hard to sleep on planes so needless to say I was quite delusional by the time we arrived in Hong Kong. The bus ride in give us a great tour of both Hong Kong Island (all lit up) and the seaports and the docks. Liam and I had never been in a city that was so tall and so vast, and we've been in both London and Paris. The difference is both London and Paris have building height restrictions Hong Kong clearly did not- the buildings just got taller and taller and taller.
After a much-needed nights rest we headed out into Hong Kong to see the city during to day. What we didn't realize that Hong Kong is a night city and stays open quite late. This means it doesn't open in the morning till about 10 or 11 o'clock. We walked along the pier to take a look at the skyline during the daylight.
We also wandered down the Avenue of Stars, which saluted many famous Chinese actors and actresses.
It was during this early morning exclusion, where I was often trailing behind my husband, that I realized my husband has an "unique" talent- he sweats in unusual patterns. What do you see when you look into this sweat blot?
Although it was 9:30am- it was "too early" to do much around town, so we headed back to the hotel for a bit. I decided to have a quick nap and then woke up eight hours later so I guess I was tired or still on Winnipeg time. Waking up at 6:30 PM meant that we had lots of time to wander of into the city and watch the night markets start up.
It was at the night market that we started to experience our first "TravelPro" moments; the heat (drops down to a balmy 30°C at night) the crowds, the buildings and the traffic- Yowza!! Two of our more memorable stops included sneaker street- an entire two blocks devoted to sneakers of any style size and color-
And of course the Starbucks where we indulged in strawberry cheesecake Frapuccinos, yum!
After spending two hours exploring the night markets we headed back to the hotel to have our second showers of the day - gotta love that heat!
Up tomorrow- an organized tour to Hong Kong Island to ride the Peak Tram, see the sky Terrace, a "fishing" village and the Stanley market.
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