Hong Kong, the pearl of China, well, the pearl of the parts of China I've been to so far. Hong Kong is a truely modern city, the practically spotless subway, the neon lit streets, the giant hotels, and not to mention Disneyland Hong Kong! Hong Kong has also eliminated smoking in public areas as of 2007, so thats a nice touch as well! Upon arriving in HK we bought a 3 day subway pass which included a ride on the Airport Express subway line to get us into the city proper. It wasn't exactly an effortless expreience riding on the crowded lines with our big backpacks, but it worked just fine. We had a short walk from the subway to where we wanted to stay in Kowloon and all along the way we were approached by
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