Hong Kong
Last weekend I went to Hong Kong. It was a great trip, but oddly I found myself missing Japan intensely. I wonder how I'll fare when I finally have to leave Japan for good.
Highlights of Hong Kong:
- It was warm
- I got a pretty cool fake watch
- You can haggle for almost anything
- Lots of green in the middle of a dense city
- Lots of green outside the city
Low(?)lights of Hong Kong:
- Cantonese food is horrific
- Loud, dirty
- It was hot
- The foreigners in Hong Kong are by and large a much more irritating presence than in Japan (even Roppongi)
- 90% of the "culture" in Hong Kong centers around shopping
It was a great city, but it was refreshing for me to know what I really feel about Japan, knowing how much I wanted to come back to it. I don't think I'd really want to live in Hong Kong.
My friend was a most excellent host, and thanks to him I got to see and do a lot of things I'm sure most visitors don't do. It was also very interesting to see the dualities of the city through him.
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Comments
oh no!! you're making me unexcited for my trip to hong kong in january!! :(
Posted by: vlad | November 29, 2006 10:21 AM
Yah! Don't do that. It was really a great time, don't get me wrong.
Especially if you get the chance, I suggest hiking on Lamma island (that's where all those jungle pictures came from...beautiful place).
The food I mentioned was just street cantonese food. I didn't get the chance to try the dim sum, which I've heard is incredible. I did have a lot of mainland Chinese food, which was excellent.
Posted by: Justin | November 29, 2006 11:54 AM
Did you get to visit the Peak? That place is amazing...definitely the highlight of all my trips there.
And the dim sum is fantastic.
Posted by: AK | November 30, 2006 11:19 PM
I did visit the Peak. My friend and I hiked up the thing, at night and in the midst of very thick fog. It was so thick we couldn't even see the bottom of the observation tower, much less anything from the city below. It was like being in limbo.
I have heard the dim sum is great, but unfortunately, didn't experience it. How sad!
Posted by: Justin | December 4, 2006 10:54 AM