Arrived in Hong Kong

17.11.2004 22 °C

So, Hong Kong eh. Flight out was pretty boring to be honest. Very little sleep and a few movies later we are in Hong Kong.

The Hotel is quite nice, in a quiet area of town. What's the nearest eatery nearby? Dim Sum? Noodles? Nah, a big bloody pair of Golden Arches! MacNoodles, the lot!

Spent the first evening getting to know the area. Today has been more about sussing out public transport and a bit of shopping in what might has well have been the MetroCentre. A couple of pairs of M&S undies later and we're now in the Central MTR station which has free net access and about a million people walking past.

Whatever was Hong Kong appears to have been lost to the West. The only things that give it away are the street signs and shop entrances which I keep banging my head on. Karen and I are a good foot or 3 taller than everyone else!

We've sampled the food which to be honest has been great so far. Our hotel has one of the oldest restaurants in Hong Kong so we're going there tonight if the motion sickness and Jet lag doesn't get us first!

Things are ridiculously cheap here so money is doing ok. Transport is less than 50p per journey so the old legs aren't getting too much of a hammering!

Anyway, getting bored of this whole public internet thing and the keyboard is fixed down low for a local so I'll go before I snap my back.

Kevin & Karen.