I came to Hong Kong on the 2nd to meet up with Janet, who had been in Indonesia for work. I think 6 days has been long enough to get my lifetimes fill of this city. It only took a few hours of being here to be homesick for Thailand. The Honkers are so fast fast fast, push, push, push. It is a flashy and crowded city.
My first day here Janet and I went to Macau- basically a Portugal Island. As we waited in the customs line a lady of about 75 barged up and pushed me over trying to get in front of me. Quite amusing, but left a bad taste in my mouth for Honkers.
We saw a couple monestaries, saw a HUGE buddah, took a tram ride to the top of the peak, took a hike, walked through a few markets, got our palms and faces read, took a ferry to Hong Kong Island, rode the longest escalator in the world (20 minutes), and ate a lot of dumplings. The highlight of the trip was hanging out with Janet. What a fun chick she is.
The craziest thing I saw was a fish market where they have lots of sea creatures out for purchase. Many are swimming in little pools. I watched one woman pick a big fish; after it was weighted a paid for the supplier took is butcher knife and knocked the fish out (or rather, killed it) with the side of the blade. There were innards flying out.
Also they had cut fish lying in ice. The were cut lengthwise, in a special way that the heart stayed intact. That way the heart could continue to beat and supply blood around the body and keep it fresher. You could actually see the little hearts beating.
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