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So how do I start to explain my trip to Hong Kong....I guess my best explanation/justification for my random/last minute trip to Hong Kong would be that "I am young, I only live once." and to abide by my quote of life "Carpe Diem." You see, mid March these 2 guys from Cal happened to be in Hiroshima visiting fellow JET/Cal grad/fellow traveler partner (see past photos) Jeff. There names are Ryan and Misha. This guy Misha, well we hit it off pretty well. I may have even found a bigger Cal fan than myself, only being rivaled by mic woman Kate. After a fun night/day spent together carousing around Hiroshima and Miyajima, I thought it was over as he took off on his 5 months trek from Japan to Spain, and well I would be here until at least August 2007. Our chances to reunite would be possibly at a Cal football game or Lair of the Bear family camp. Somehow he managed to find internet (possibly run by yaks?) during his trek in Mongolia.

Surprise Weekend Getaway: Hong Kong

Casey Lary
2006-10-06 17:37:27

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stop, hostel to drop off our stuff. I borrowed my friend's LP and was reading up on Hong Kong, specifically different places to stay. They have a section dedicated to the slum hostels of Hong Kong Never crashed, and never broken in over 100 years! Now thats something you don't want to miss when you come to HK ;-)
on Kowloon, so famous that there has been a movie made on this building full of shitty hostels. Oooh and where were we staying? I will quote parts of LP and their wonderful description of the Chungking Mansions:"Otherwise there is always the less-than-salubrious stairs, which support a large amount of wildlife, including rare species of aggressive flying cockroaches. Be grateful for the stray cats, as they keep the rats in check," or "This huge ramshackle high-rise dump," or lastly "You may be put off by the undercurrent of sleaze and the peculiar odors - a potent mixture of cooking fat, incense, and shit." Quailty, that's all I have to say. Yet, the hostel we stayed at was clean, we used our gut (well Misha had some logical reason that could rival 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding's father's explanation fo windex and Greek history that clearly made no sense) that it was safe, and all in all added to our experience. No problems whatsoever, and in fact was BETTER than some of the places (ie the reptilarium and tree house) in Thailand! So, if you are looking for accommodation, hit up the Mong Kok building and the Osaka Hostel!

After that we headed to Victoria Peak, and took the cable car to the top. Quite historic, as it is over 100 years old and has never broken once. It is a fun ride up bc you can see a lot of the city. At points the car is at a 45 degree angle, and if left standing without a seat, you are holding on/leaning so you don't fall. At the top we saw spectacular views of the city. No one does lights like these Asian countries! After that we went down and attempted to see the light show, but got ...