1st day in HK

The first day in Hong Kong has been great. Very long and tiring, but wonderful.
It was great to see Karina and Katie at the airport last night. The 50 minute wait at customs wasn't too much fun, but the ride home made up for that. We got to bed around 12.30am local time (2.30 AEST), and we up at 8am.

We took a few buses then trains to meet up with some good friends for Yum Cha. Very nice. :) Great way to start the trip.

Afterwards Kate and I went for a walk around a few big shopping centres, then went for sushi dinner in TST. After a bit more window shopping it was at 40 minute bus ride back to Sai Kung, some quick groceries then home. Kate came on the bus to where I am staying, then continued on.

I am amazed just how cheap everything is here. THe HUGE yum cha today only cost $10pp, all the travel for the day probably ran about $4.5, and all the groceries (below) including beer, bread, dumplings etc etc, cost about AUD$11. Nice. A great place to holiday.

Below, some yum cha pics.

Afternoon tea snack - sticky rice and red bean

A lady hand making dumplings in an older shopping centre we visited.

Sushi dinner

The bargain groceries - only AUD$11!

Off to Hong Kong & China

I am heading off to Hong Kong tomorrow for a full month! I am so excited. I'm sure there will be loads of extra time for site seeing, and a trip up into mainland China.

I have only been to HK once before, and it was a very fast trip. So hopefully we can explore lots more, see some outlying islands, and I will meet more of her friends and family. I cannot wait. Also, should give me a better taste of HK lifestyle. I will be staying with Karina again, a good friend from college. Should be so much fun!

Stay tuned for updates.