Hong Kong

We had a day in Hong Kong as a layover (on our way to the Philippines) and were hoping to see a Giovannina's friend, Luca, but at the last minute he had to go on a work trip, so he left his keys and let us use his apartment. His two cats were excited to see us when we got there and they made us miss our Axl when they cuddled up to sleep with us that night.



Luca lives on Hong Kong Island in a part of town called Kennedy Town.
Taking the train from the airport and then catching a taxi to his house was easy and we even made a friend on the way that we later had dinner with - Linda.



The next day before heading back to the airport we explored Kennedy Town, walking the mountains behind town and eating our way through the down town as well as finding a great market to wander through. A friend of Woodys had told us before we left that the food in Hong Kong would be cheap and good but it was really good - $.50 for a bowl of soup / $2 for a big and dish of rice, vegetables and meat.

Thoughts on Hong Kong - the layout of the city isn't that different from other cities like Seattle or even New York. However, instead of housing developments or even multi-family apartment buildings, Hong Kong has 50 story skyscrapers. It's a vertical city, with as much going on up above than down below.

Check out the pictures of the amazing bamboo scaffolding on the apartment building next to the one we stayed in along with other photos at our web album.