Adventures in Hong Kong

Its Saturday morning here in Hong Kong, Friday night back home. I am sitting in at a little coffee shop catching up on some emails. My view from where I am sitting includes a Subway, and 7 Eleven as well a small, weathered native scrubbing what looks like a parking meter. If you ever doubted that China has the most people in world...doubt no more! It is absolutely nuts how many people there are, and I am just seeing a small portion of it!

Yesterday my day started by going to work with Emily, at My Gym. She is an instructor/teacher and works with little guys, so I was in heaven watching her teach 6 months- 2 year olds! We then met up with some friends for lunch. We walked through Central which is a busy busy area. Hong Kong is much like many european cities, in that they get a 1-2 hour lunch break, so when 12 noon rolled around the streets were packed with people ready to eat!

After lunch we stopped at H&M (one of my favorite shops!) and did some quick shopping! Then we headed out to Mong Kok to see the markets. This was an experience! and I had to keep telling myself this as literally hundreds of people were bumping into me. Emily and I would occasionally see a store with few people in it and jump in to get a break from the hussle and bussle of Mong Kok.

Me in Mong Kok Market

Chicken Anyone?

After some shopping ( I bought two pairs of shoes for under $20!) We headed to Jordan one stop away to meet up with Emily's friend Bruce. At this point we were both so overwhelmed by all the people that we were so excited with the idea of walking to a less crowded area with Bruce to grab a beer and just chill out for a bit. I was so happy when we walked into the restaurant and we were the only ones... I finally had some space to myself, I had my own little bubble!

Once we finished there we headed back to Mong Kok to eat at Temple Market. This was an experience as well! Emily and Bruce knew what to order and man it all was pretty great... I even tried calamari. Not sold on it yet!

Emily and I at the Temple Street Market

Dinner in Temple Market

After dinner we walked to the pier to catch the Ferry back to the Hong Kong Island.

Bruce and I walking back to the pier

Just another busy Hong Kong Street

This a view from the Ferry of Wan Chai

Wan Chai Convention Center

Once back at Emily's Apartment we were both pretty exhausted from a long day and it was getting late, so we called it a night. I am happy to report that I actually slept more then 6 hours! I for the first time feel well rested! I am starting to tackle this thing called jetlag! This afternoon we are headed to Kennedy town to go hike the peak. I am so excited to see some trees and get out of the hectic city for a while. I will write more soon! I look forward to hearing from you all and thanks to those that have posted comments and emails! I love getting mail, so keep it up!