It's been about 2 weeks since we returned from our amazing Asian vacation, so I guess it's about time someone blogged it. I only have pictures from our camera, though. If you want to see more from other's eyes, check out Annie's Facebook page...
Sunday, May 16, we left the good ol' USA to head to Hong Kong. We had a 1 1/2 hour layover in Tokyo, where I first laid my eyes on one of these bad boys. No, the picture is not sideways, and yes, that is in the ladies' room. That, my friends, is a squatter. And, sadly, that was not the last one we would see.
We arrived in Hong Kong Monday around 10:30 pm. Luckily, when we were in the vicinity of our hostel, Clarence and Annie were outside waiting for us. Otherwise I think we would have been wandering for a lot longer. This is the door we would have had to find on our own. Yikes!
Our hostel (Hong Kong Budget Hostel) was actually quite nice. Jason and I were able to have our own room and bathroom! Our room was teeny! It was only wide enough to fit the set of bunk beds. We estimated it to be about 8'x9'. And that may be generous. Our bathroom was set up very efficiently though, with the toilet, sink, and shower sharing the same space. BUT, the toilet wasn't a squatter! Yay!
In the morning we got up and went to a delicious bakery. I especially liked the pineapple bun. The really great thing about China was the food. Super cheap, and even more delicious!
We walked down to the ferry and met up with Dad Tang.
Clarence. Jason. Dad. Nancy. Heather. Annie
Here is our destination. Hong Kong Island!
Once we got to Hong Kong Island, we jumped on a bus to go up to Victoria Peak. We ended up at a mall where you could pay $25 HKD to go on the roof. Although a little hazy, it was a pretty sweet view!
After our eyes feasted, we headed back to Kowloon and to the markets to try our hands at bargaining. So fun. I bought a couple trinkets at the Jade market, and then we went to get some fruit.
Lychee! We got some lychee fruit and walked over to Kowloon Park to rest our aching feet and eat a tasty snack. It my my first time eating the stuff fresh. Yummy!
Also at Kowloon park were these cute little buggers. No, they aren't bugs, just teensy weensy frogs. They were about the size of a finger nail. So cute! I would put one in my pocket if I weren't so afraid of it's germs!
Later that night we went back down to the ferry dock to watch the "Symphony of Lights". It was impressive how they had all the buildings participate with their lights and what not, even if the music was a bit lame.
To give you an idea of how exciting the show was, this is the position Clarence and Dad assumed during the majority of the show.
After the show we were thoroughly exhausted and went right home to bed. Up next...New Territories!
4 comments:
sweet pictures! that squatter makes me a little less jealous of your aisian vacation :)That is something I don't really want to try.
Awesome! So, where did you shower? Like was the toilet in the way of the shower? and I personally think the squatter is genius. I mean, really, who sits on public toilet seat anymore?
oh hey, you started a trip summary! it gives me a headache to think about posting the whole trip... so much happened! so way to tackle it! but i'm looking forward to reliving all the adventures through you guys! ps. that is a very nice new blog layout.
Aub... you need to try squatting. :)
Caroline... the toilet was in the way of showering, but at least you can multitask in the shower!
Nana... like how we tackle it, one post every week. It's a beast to try blog huh?
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