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Published: January 9th 2010
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Our Hostel
Broken bathroom door. Funky smells, and small hard beds. Gotta love cheap hostels I'm beginning to ask myself that same question. We just got back from yet another overnight trip to Hong Kong...the fourth one in just over a month! The metro transfers have all been meshing together, so much so that when I think back on our weekends I tend to forget what we did each time we were there.
Friday afternoon, we headed into HK once again for a quick overnight trip so that we could pick up Martin's lost charger at the hostel from New Years Weekend. We got into town around 3, just in time for a bite to eat at Kraze Burger, a brand-new Korean joint that had opened in Kowloon. Our friends Pete & Elyse had been in Korea and then in HK and recommended it. Martin LOVED it, but they had less to offer the vegetarian, of course. 😊 I chose their very advertised 'tofu and bean' burger that looked quite delicious...but left me wishing I'd opted for the tomato/mozzeralla sandwich. Oh well!
We then checked into our hostel in Mirador Mansion, a building just down the street from Chungking Mansion. I'm sure we've mentioned it before, but both buildings are unlike anything you've ever
Hostel Window
Martin opened our window curtain to see if we had a view. This is the sign that greeted him. Classy. seen in the states. Half-residential, half-guesthouses, the bottom floors are packed with cheap Indian food, currency exchange kiosks and dozens of cellphones or other electronics for sale. Our goal was to spend as little money as possible, which we did-- ahh, two twin beds in a scruffy looking room. China has definitely lowered my standards for a lot of things. 😊 We spent Friday night enjoying the views at the waterfront and then drinking some cheap 7-11 beer in our room while eating samosas and planning our trip with our newly purchased "Vietnam, Cambodia & The Greater Mekong Region" Lonely Planet book.
Saturday, we woke up and exchanged some HKD to Baht so that we could have some for our upcoming trip, and after a McCafe coffee, took the ferry over to Hong Kong Island. I love the ferry. So much cheaper than the metro, and a relaxing ride. We ate lunch at a place called "Just Salad"- which also serves wraps (hmm) that are DELICIOUS. I'm going there every time we go to HK now! Next, we headed up to the Peak tram- one of HK's biggest tourist attractions. It's a funicular railway that goes straight up to
Waterfront View
Could spend every night here. the top part of Hong Kong Island, giving you a great view of the entire city. It was an absolutely beautiful day to take the trip- fairly clear skies with the sun shining bright. We took LOTS of pictures and definitely want to go up at night sometime.
Finally, we headed back to our hostel from last weekend and picked up Martin's charger. It was nicely wrapped up with a little note on it and was found pretty quickly after the bewildered desk staff called their manager and figured out what we were talking about. Mission accomplished, we headed back to Shenzhen, ate dinner at our favorite vegetarian place in Futian district and came back to school!
Our students are currently studying away their lives at 8:45pm on a Saturday night. Oh, to be 16...wait, I was hanging out with my boyfriend and getting my nose pierced when I was 16, not studying like a maniac. Hmm. They have finals in two weeks, and our Oral English classes have been cancelled this week to give them extra time to prepare in their 'more important' subjects. We probably could have banked on them being cancelled, but we didn't know
The Peak
Taking the ride up to the peak gives you views like this. for sure, so still aren't leaving until Friday evening. We'll spend the week playing tourist in Shenzhen and just relaxing. Oh, and I guess packing...
I'm so happy every day we're here that we decided to do this. Sure, there those moments- the ones where you're crammed on a bus next to someone that just ate nasty fish with onions and is about to hawk a loogie next to you while half the bus points at you and whispers "foreigner" in Chinese- yes, those moments surely leave you thinking "What the hell am I doing here?!" but honestly, we are both so glad we took this opportunity NOW in life. We're making so many memories.
The next time you hear from us, we'll be in Cambodia! That is, if you're still reading this thing. 😊
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Elyse
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I'm still reading
Love to hear about your weekend.