Hong Kong

Monday, March 14, 2011

We started off today with a traditional Chinese breakfast of hotdogs. After this filling meal we headed off on a long, fast, winding bus ride up Victoria Mountain to take pictures from the peak. After a few minutes of taking pictures of the view we hopped back onto the bus with a tour guide and drove back down the mountain to walk along the seaside and visit the fish market. The market was basically a bunch of buckets of half dead fish flopping around and splashing fishy water all over our feet. After the fish market we got back on the bus and drove to Repulse Bay where there were a lot of Buddhist and Taoist statues and incense everywhere. Then we walked down the beach and cooled our feet off in the water before getting back on the bus to Stanley where there was a long, narrow, crowded street lined with small shelters selling anything and everything you might want. While we walked up and down this street our tour guide got our lunch. We ate our lunch by the water and then boarded the bus once again. We got off the bus at Tsim Sha Tsui (Avenue of the Stars) where we walked along a boardwalk looking over Victoria Harbour and saw the handprints of many Chinese celebrities including Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Later that evening, when it was dark out, we went on a harbour cruise which took us up and down Victoria Harbour to see the buildings. Surprisingly there was a lot to see even in the dark because all the buildings were lit up with lots of colourful lights. After this long day quite a few of us fell asleep on the boat while the rest of us enjoyed the view.

Alayne Gossen