We started day 3 with a trip to Lantau Island. We took the cable cars to the Po Lin Monastery where the biggest Buddha statue in the world sits. When we got there, it looked a little like Disneyland had taken over... like a "Kung-fu Panda Land". But once we got closer to the statue, …
Hong Kong – Day 2
Hong Kong seems like it has 3 major things in the city. Malls, skyscrapers, and old, dingy apartment buildings. After going to the mall on our 2nd day in the city, we headed over to Stanley. Stanley is an area in the southeast of Hong Kong. It's named after a British Lord, but the local …
Hong Kong – Day 1B
When I arrived in Hong Kong, I jumped into a taxi and immediately noticed how fast they drove... and with all the different roads and passes in between the towering skyscrapers, I felt a little like I was riding on this: You can imagine that with cars and taxis driving on roads like these in …
Hong Kong – Day 1A
In the middle of my time in Japan, I took a side trip to HK to meet up with some friends. My friend Selene got a job out there, so Eric and I decided to go visit. Wow. HK is so different from JPN, but it was an amazing city! Let me show you... STAR …