Chinese New Year was quickly approaching, and there seemed to be no better place to celebrate than in Hong Kong. So I jumped on a plane to Hong Kong to meet up with Trent, as the rest of my travel partners would be arriving the next day. Well upon arriving at the Hong Kong airport, I realized I didn't have my debit card.... Uh ohhh... Well I withdrew the last HK$500 I had left in my Chinese account and hopped for the best. I got on a train and headed to the hostel to meet up with Trent, realizing again that for some reason our phones don't work in HK, odd. Well it worked out and the next day we set off to go sight seeing. Here is the spectacular view of the HK skyline... well where it should be anyways. Later we checked out the famous bar area of Lan Kwai Fong, basically and expats bar haven.
The next day was the CNY parade, good thing our hostel was located on the same street as the parade route. We headed downstairs with a few beers to quench our thirst w
hile we try to hold our spot. Honestly, the parade wasn't all that great. We did get to see the San Diego Charger girls, a random place to get a little feel of back home. Well we headed to Lan Kwai Fong again to celebrate CNY and meet up with the rest of our MAIS group who were in HK as well.
The last day me and Trent headed out to Macau to see what all the hype was about.Macau hailed as the Vegas of the East, we were excited to experience what it had to
offer. To be honest, not all that much. Definitely not like vegas at all...The casinos were ok at best, mostly small rooms with a few slot machines and card tables. Nothing much to write home about, much less on this blog. So instead I've added a picture of what the old town looks like, a resemblance of the Portuguese colonial history.
And that was the end of what was an unforgettable blitzkrieg vacation through SE Asia, HK and Macau. I can't wait for what next year's spring festival vacation will have in store for me. Who knows, maybe a little Vietnam, Cambodia, Bali, Laos??... maybe all of the above.
