1st Day in Hong Kong

So we've made it! After a long 14 hour flight, we've arrived. Our first night we did something called couch surfing. We stayed with some fellow couch surfers named Ashley and Wesley. They are a couple from Savannah, Georgia. Super nice and showed us some really cool restaurants. We plan on seeing them one more time before we leave Hong Kong.

The MTR is a pretty crazy train system. It's super speedy and efficient. It's also very crowded. It's every man for their own in the subway. We're still getting use to the infrequency/non-existence of politeness. You just have to own your path and not be too accommodating for others! We bought something called an Octopus card. It's good for buses and the train. One of the bus rides we have taken a few times has only cost 35 cents (USD) each time.

Today Joey and I felt pretty jet lagged. We didn't sleep at all on the plane. We spent the day walking, walking and walking. First we checked out some shrines in a Chinese Graveyard. We got lost and ended up in a weird shanty town surrounded by weird wild dogs. It was quite the adventure! Then we made our way to the town of Tai Wai. One of our first stops was the Wet Market. Literally, the floor is soaking wet because they are constantly washing produce, meat and seafood. Fresh food was everywhere. When I say fresh, I mean fresh (read: still alive). We saw crabs, turtles, frogs, goat heads, pig faces and live fish.

We then made our way to Lion Head Rock where the pic I posted was taken from! You can see all of Kowloon and Wai Tai (which are sub sections of Hong Kong). We were really excited to see monkeys, but unfortunately we didn't. Maybe it's a good thing because we have heard they are rather vicious. We walked quite a ways.

For dinner we went to a crazy Indian restaurant in Tsin sah tsua (TST). It was located in an apartment building in a sketchy part of town. People constantly looking and yelling at us and "Want spaceship?" "Hasheesh?" "Hi Darling". The food, despite the obscure location, was the most amazing Indian food I have ever had. So so good!

We said good bye to our American friends (we might see them again on Tuesday) and are now safely in Scotty's (Joey's brother in laws best friend) apartment in Wan Chai. We're gonna go out for a few beers, but I think the main plan is to sleep tonite.