Well, leg 1 of the travel has been completed. With 12 minutes on a half-thai keyboard in the Bangkok airport, please forgive the brevity of the update.
We left Sydney the morning of the 28th and flew into Singapore for a 5-hour layover enroute to HK. We are now travelling with Fiona, our friend from England. We arrived late at night and checked into the hostel on arrival so we could rest our tired heads. There is really only one word to describe the HK weather: humid. It's also just as muggy at noon as it is at midnight.
Monday we spent touring the mainland. We wandered the markets, walked in Kowloon park and stopped to take pictures outside the innfamous Chung King Mansion. The main thing to do in HK is stick to the malls to avoid the heat, which we managed to do just fine. At night, we stood at Avenue of the Stars to watch the nightly light show.
Tuesday, we ventured out of Kowloon and up to Ngong Ping. After a 30-minute cable card ride that literally took us into the clouds, we spotted the Big Buddha and stopped for a quick lunch at the monestary before heading to the Peak on HK island. We took the tram up (at an 89 degree angle) to watch night fall on the busy city. The view of all the lights was breathtaking. After a much-needed shower, we set out for dinner in LKF. Much to our surprise (and delight), all the clubs were celebrating Canada Day (known as Canada D'Eh in LKF, apparently). It was a welcome taste of home.
To our parents: don't worry. We are safe, happy and well-fed. We miss you lots, but not too much. We'll hopefully have a chance to update you from Siem Reap!
ศฟีพฟ ฟืก ทนพเฟื (Laura and Morgan... sort of)
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