Despite extreme jetlag from arriving the previous night we managed to wake up and gorge ourselves on a buffet style breakfast with a picturesque view of the bay of Hong Kong. The smog gave the skyline a hazy shade and completed the Hong Kong feel. Somehow we missed the plethora of things to do in Hong Kong and wandered around the coastline for a couple hours despite it being the Chinese New Year, which should have given us even more to do.
Thankfully I have a friend named Wenchy who lives in Tsim Tsa Tsui. She acted as our pseudo-tour guide and showed us the ins and outs of the HK subway system and the different parts of the islands. At some point we thought it was a good idea to go visit a temple where locals light incense and welcome the luck of the gods into their city. As any person with any logic would expect, the place was packed tight. As out of place as we already were with a tall white boy, we didn’t buy incense and do what everyone else did. Instead we calmly shuffled through the temple while ash flew everywhere and incense smoke blotted out the sun. Everyone else seemed to be absorbed in keeping their bundle of incense afloat above the crowd.
After that we returned to the YMCA and Wenchy parted ways with us to go celebrate the Chinese New Year with her family. I will admit that we all spent a good deal of time in our rooms power napping and downing red bulls in a futile effort to combat our jetlag. When we were awake at night we did wander the streets around our hotel but we saw some of the sketchiest stuff ever. At one point we passed a nightclub where a bar fight had just finished and there was a man with blood spattered all over his shirt while he was giving a statement to police. Even in front of more well off places like the Louis Vitton store there were Armenian men offering to sell hash and fake Rolexes After seeing these crazy happenings it’s safe to say it’s better to explore during daylight hours. Also we still need a name.
After that we returned to the YMCA and Wenchy parted ways with us to go celebrate the Chinese New Year with her family. I will admit that we all spent a good deal of time in our rooms power napping and downing red bulls in a futile effort to combat our jetlag. When we were awake at night we did wander the streets around our hotel but we saw some of the sketchiest stuff ever. At one point we passed a nightclub where a bar fight had just finished and there was a man with blood spattered all over his shirt while he was giving a statement to police. Even in front of more well off places like the Louis Vitton store there were Armenian men offering to sell hash and fake Rolexes After seeing these crazy happenings it’s safe to say it’s better to explore during daylight hours. Also we still need a name.
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The joys of city living! Keep your distance and be safe.
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