It all started with a 14.5 hour plane ride. Our ultimate goal was New Delhi, India for our friend’s wedding but having come so far we decided to take an extended lay over in Hong Kong. We took Cathay Pacific and the flight, the food, and the staff were really nice. We held on pretty good seeing as how sitting in such cramped quarters can make you batty. Kristina got some sleep on the airplane… Steve didn’t do so well. He did however manage to develop a movie addiction and a pair of blood shot eyes. We landed in Hong Kong around 7:30pm and thankfully everything went seamless. We found a shuttle, got to our hotel and were out on the streets walking around by 9:30pm like a couple of jet lagged zombies. With all of its wonderful architecture, lively street markets and beautiful inner city parks, Hong Kong is one of the most amazing cities you’ll ever see. Everything is so clean, safe and efficient...it’s nice to experience a metropolitan this way. We didn’t try any food or anything the first night as we were operating on little sleep and sensory overload. We walked around until midnight and then crashed.
The next morning, our bodies confused of the time, we were up at 5:30am and out the door by 7am ready to begin our adventure. We ran into a Starbucks on the way out to the main street and opted to fuel up. Sad, we know…but we knew such a long day would require coffee and tea just wouldn’t cut itJ All we knew was that we wanted to head toward the harbor, about a 45 minute walk from our hotel, and cross the channel on the fairy to end up on Hong Kong Island to go to the peak. Anything outside of that was a bonus. Our first “bonus” came when we ended up stumbling into Kowloon Park on the way and were taken in. In the mitts of this amazing concrete forest was this beautiful tropical park full of aviaries, streams and lakes. Our visit to the park set the tone for the entire day and each new place we discovered proved true to form putting us in a state of constant awe. Not to mention it was not hard to get around or talk to people as most spoke english wonderfully. This layover proved to be an easy transition and an overall great experience.
All in all we love this town.
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