Guadventures in Shanghai: Escape to Hong Kong

Hong Kong is still part of China, but in a way, you feel like you're not in China. The people there are snobs about mainland China. The ones we talked to like to think that Hong Kong isn't really part of China. Because of this, the city feels a bit more international and English is spoken more abundantly.

We stayed in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong which overlooks Hong Kong Island where all the buildings are lit up beautifully at night. What a view! I tried to capture it, but I'm not good with the light settings on my camera. I aspire to take a class to learn... hopefully I will before my China adventure is over. I hate the photo opps that I'm missing because I don't know how to use my expensive camera correctly!

We went to Hong Kong for four days, but unfortunately, Gavin had a stomach flu and threw up all over the place (literally) for two days of it. However, we managed to get out and about a bit to catch the major sights. My favorite was going up to Victoria Peak and overlooking the tall buildings of downtown Hong Kong. A few years ago, I saw a photo of my grandmother on Victoria Peak taken in the 1980's, and it was fun to think that my grandmother had walked in this same place this far away from home.

Alas, shopping is probably the sport of choice in Hong Kong, but we didn't get to do much of that this time. But, we'll be back!


Atop Victoria Peak overlooking downtown Hong Kong.

Waiting for the tram back down from the Peak.

Only 8,065 miles from Hong Kong to New York.

Taking the "Mid-Levels Escalators" - this is the longest outdoor covered escalator in the world. Since Hong Kong is very steep and hilly, this escalator is a great way to get up and down the streets of Hong Kong without breaking a sweat!