Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Boats...and crystal cabins

And then...

Day 2 we went to the Peak, one of the highest points in HK that overlooks the entire city, this was NUTS! Take your breath away and get your palms all sweaty NUTS! And then we got some pastries/breakfast at Deli France(chain I think in Eurasia) and then we went to an even higher level and then we did some shopping and then we ate some really good Pho at a place with a killer view called Yummee Pho-it's new too, only been open a week and was the bomb. They had pork belly skewers(:D) and really spicy chilis. Fresh and delish.

And then we went to the Sky Terrace, the highest point and 360 views of HK. The Sky Terrace was probably my favorite thing we did. The view from this thing is unmatched by anything I've seen....yet.

That night we went to Kowloon, a quick and scenic ferry ride away, for one of HK's best known sushi joints called Genki Sushi. This place is authentic as it gets with the dishes coming around on a conveyer belt. You just grab as they go by, save your color coded plates, tally them up based on color and pay at the end. Quite an experience in itself. Not a fancy place by any means but very authentic, and fresh fresh fresh. Oh, and on the way to Genki Sushi we stopped off to see the nightly 8pm "symphony of lights" This is a view of the entire skyline of HK at night with cheesy music playing and lights programmed with the music on a lot of the buildings, cool for about 5 minutes but definitely something cool to say you've seen. There were thousands of people out to view this, and it happens every night..crazy. The photos to be taken at this is worth the trip out regardless of the "show".

After sushi Bonnie grabbed some more street food. This time it was a dessert, egg cupcakes. Kinda like a waffle but fried up to order, tossed in a brown paper bag and you're off. Strangely addictive. We were all quite full but were making each other take the bag away as we couldn't stop ourselves from gorging on these things. There was alot of other options on the street in Kowloon with plenty of animal parts prepared many diferrent ways which i very much wanted to try but couldnt bring myself to do it on such a full stomach. Tripe, pork belly, intestines and the like, served on skewers and ready to go. Will have to hit this up next visit! And then we went home and that was day two:)

Day 3 was up and out the door early to make the trek all the way back towards the airport, about 30 minutes by way of subway, to go see "The Big Buddha". Carrie was quite excited with this excursion cause she has recently fallen back in love with yoga and has done some reading on this sacred place. Coolest thing about visiting the big Buddha is how you get to him.

A very long and scenic ride in a cable car. For about $7 pp US you can upgrade to a "crystal cabin" which has a glass bottom. I freaking loved this, Carrie(fear of heights) and Bonnie not so much. After about 15 minutes you come over this mountain and there it is on the horizon, one damn big Buddha! What a site!

Tons of shops and eateries in the little village leading up to the Buddha, commercialized but this is like one of the most visited places in HK, so this came as no surprise. HUGE hike up a ton of steps right to this sacred spot. This was probably Carrie's favorite scenic tour we did, minus the cable cars suspended way above the mountains and oceans.

After the Big Buddha we went for lunch at Tsui Wah(reminded me of a Chinese Stax Omega) and then some happy hour pints with some of Bonnie's friends at Mes Amis, a very popular place for Bonnie and her peeps. And then we went to dinner with B's(her new name as of now) favorite friend couple, second only to us of course, Mel and Ryan, who are originally from Australia and super cool to boot. We went to one of their faves called Tuk Tuk Thai. I was happy already just by the name, and the food, superb. Tiny place and packed to the gills. Then we went to Soho for shisha at a place called Guru, sweated bullets outside smoking hookah, and finished up the night at P58 for a nightcap beer or three. And then we went home with pretty much the first and only buzz we've gotten on this trip thus far. Carrie and I are pretty worthless these days when we are hungover so we have to pick our battles. And haven't really found one we can win on this journey. This particular battle included as the next morning was no joyride, considering it was on a hydrofoil boat/ferry to Macao:-). Oh, and that was day three.

Day four started on a boat. A boat that raises up and hauls ass over the water. Pretty freaking cool. Hour ride quickly over to Macao, the Las Vegas of China! I've never been to Vegas but I can now say I've been to Macao when people ask me "Ever been to Vegas?". Pretty happy about that.

And we're in Greece right now and I just realized we have rezzo's at the restaurant at our hotel overlooking the Acropolis....so gotta run. If I don't finish up HK soon I'm going to be blogging about Europe from my living room in Greenville.

Cheers!

A and C (our new names)