Weekend in Hong Kong

Last Friday we travelled to our final destination in Asia, Hong Kong. The trip from Hanoi to Hong Kong was a bit more stressful than it should have been. We had a tight transfer window in Guangzhou between the two cities where just about everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong: our flight was delayed fifteen minutes, we had to taxi from a runway that seemed like it was in Beijing, the plane did not go to a jetway/gate, and we could not get our tickets for both flights at check-in. The window of 65 minutes suddenly became only fifteen. Luckily an awesome lady at the transfer window was able to help us get our tickets, rush through customs and security, and get to the gate. She was even yelling at everyone to get out of the way in Chinese. It was hilarious looking back at it now, but we were freaking out while it happened.

The rest of the weekend in Hong Kong was much more relaxing. We spent most of our time walking around and exploring the districts of the city. On Saturday we hung out in the business districts and along the waterfront. We found a cool Chinese "diner" for lunch that offered all sorts of weird porridge and other Cantonese dishes (we opted for egg sandwiches and peanut butter toast). At night, we walked into the the main nightlife district to catch the Man U v. Liverpool game. Every pub on the block was packed with foreigners, which made it more exciting. After the game we headed to a good spot along the waterfront to snap some photos of the city.







On Sunday we took a ferry to Kowloon Island. It is known more for its residential life than its business. We found a couple of beautiful parks, a temple, and a handful of traditional markets. If we were not taking so many plane rides, we would have spent a small fortune. In the evening we headed back to the waterfront to watch the sunset and see the lights of the city turn on. After we had a few good photos we headed back to our island, then ate at a sushi-go-round for the second time in three days.



















On Monday we started our biggest travel day of the trip. We spent the morning relaxing and gearing up for the almost 40-hour journey ahead. After four flights and a night on the floor of LAX we arrived in Peru. It's hard to believe that we are here, but so far we loving it. We will post about it soon.