Tuesday, 12 January 2010

Misc. Hong Kong

After going to some tourist spots, we decided to do a day of shopping. I’m not going to lie. It was really disappointing. We walked around all day and visited about four different malls. However, all the malls ended up being designer clothes. At the end of the day, we went to get a foot massage, but it ended up not being relaxing because there was a really creepy man sitting beside us. He waited outside for us to leave for 30 minutes, but since we took so long, he came back in to give us his contact information. When we left, we ran away, so everything was fine. After our shopping day, we went to the Bank of China Tower. Even though it was really foggy, I think the view was really cool looking. It was very dark and ominous.

I think the lights in Hong Kong look really cool at night. There are so many people running around everywhere, and the lights and noise are kind of soothing. It was nice to be able to blend into the environment. Hong Kong seemed really western compared to Japan. There were loads of British brands everywhere, which makes sense since it was a British colony. Also, no one got excited to see me like in Japan. There seems to be lots of expats living in Hong Kong, so the people there are accustomed to foreigners. Walking down streets, there are smells of food everywhere....some not so good. Below is a picture of pigs’ snouts and what I think are chickens’ feet. Sorry, this post wasn’t cohesive. I hope these paragraphs make sense. I feel like I just wrote broken sentences that don’t flow well.

Mong Kok


View from Bank of China Tower
A Market in Mong Kok
Pigs' Snouts and other meat
Christmas Tree in Bank of China Tower
Central Hong Kong
Mirror Ceilings in Bank of China Tower

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