SE Asia- Hong Kong

For Spring Festival I got 1.5 months of vacation. I realize now, that at that point I had only been in China 2.5 months, yet vacation seemed to go so much faster. Anyways, for vacation I met up with Kelly, my friend from 7th grade. Our first stop was Hong Kong, I had high hopes for the city, but I wasn't that impressed, it reminded me of Chinatown in San Francisco.

Avenue of the Stars. At night the buildings put on a laser show and speakers play music. I thought it was really cool, but then again I am a sucker for lights and music.

Lantau Island, home of the HK International Airport, HK Disneyland, and "the largest outdoor seated Buddha." When I first saw "the largest reclining Buddha" in Bangkok I was impressed, it was huge. But then when I heard there was a "largest outdoor seated Buddha" I felt like people were in a race to make the biggest Buddha possible. I bet I could make one. Maybe "the largest tennis playing Buddha," it could be a sidejob to make some extra money. Hey, it might even become a tourist attraction in Xiamen. Gotta dream big.

Walking around downtown at night.

Victoria's Peak. In order to get to the top we had to take a trolley up a steep hill, that seemed like it was at a 70 degree incline, but the top was worth it. Unfortunately, our timing was off, so we had to sit around for 4 hours to see the skyline at night.

Wow, lots of skyline pics. I guess that was my favorite thing in Hong Kong. That and sandwiches! I didn't realize how much I missed sandwiches. They are delicious, especially with chips, yum.