Hong Kong

Hey everyone

So onto Hong Kong...

Completley exhausted after another sleepless night in Bangkok airport i luckily got on an earlier flight to HK, arriving in at 11am. My good luck ran out then as i had a fight with BA and Quantas as I tried to cahnge my flight to come home a few days earlier but it was not going to happen thanks to their stupidity.

After arriving at my hostel, checking in etc, i set off to see a bit of the city. By this time it was 3pm so i jsut wandered around my local area, taking in the amazing shopping centres and feeling a bit overwhelmed at the fact that i was back in a bustling city and no longer sunning myself on a thai beach! Also..it was freezing!! Well, it was 27 degrees but coming for 40 degrees i was cold.

I had an early night after going out for dinner with a couple of people from my hostel and then slept for a blissful 12 hours.

The next day I got up early and went to The Peak to have a look at teh view of HK, but it was overcast so the pics didnt turn out all that well. Oh well...due to teh bad weather i sat myself down in Pacific Coffee and took full advantage of teh free internet on offer there. The rest of the day as spent walking around Central and Causeway Bay shopping areas where i only window shopped due to how expensive everything is and my lack of money so near the end of my trip. Alll in all, it was a lovely day but reminded me of being home which wasn't so great (sorry!).

My final day in HK was spent in Kowloon having a wander around and then walking the Avenue of the Stars (a cheap copy of LA, but still nice as the view of the skyline is lovely). On my final night in HK, i went to see Oceans 13 at the cinems (a treat as i havent been to the movies in about 5 months!) which was excellent and then got to bed early as I was still catching up from all those late nights in Thailand!

All in all, HK was a great city..one i'm sure that i will be back to, but far too expensive and the shopping too tempting for a poor backpacker