Hong Kongian

Our brief stay in Hong Kong was a true ‘rags to riches’ tale. Had we done our homework we may have stayed in a pleasant part of town, tried highly acclaimed HK Dim Sum and seen some sights of one of the worlds most monumental cities. Instead we went online the night before we arrived in the city and found the cheapest guest house with two beds.

We stepped off the city bus after a long day of travel and were immediately accosted by Indian suit makers and self proclaimed fake watch salesmen. Swimming through a sea of hustlers we arrived to our destination the Chung King Mansions. These were not the ‘mansions’ we had envisioned.

The Curious Mansion Lobby

Mansion FacadeSeth trying to convince salesman that he does not need a Folex.
Flipping through the pages of a tourist pamphlet we picked up at the airport we decided to go to the peak and take a look at the city from above. Surprisingly, the peak tram was installed in the late 1800’s as a tourist destination. 100 years later, two more suckers.

For the first time in weeks we were invited out of the tourist circle and into the ex pat circle by friends of a friend, Dave and Matt, who are living in HK. Very fun night out in HK. We almost forgot we went here, but definitely a memorable stop at the ice bar.
Seeing that Dave had to work the next day (don’t think he ever made it in) he lent us his pass to the Four Seasons. Our hangovers were instantly lifted by the infinity pool overlooking the HK skyline.
That night we had planned to take a ferry ride to Macou (best described as the Chinese Vegas) to try to catch some of March Madness. Oddly enough, Dave and his friends were headed out to Macou that night to see a Journey concert. Journey’s lead singer Steve Perry had been on leave and his replacement was a Pilipino pop star discovered on Youtube by the band. Dave got us tickets up to the front row. The lead singer sounded EXACTLY like Perry. He pointed right at Benjy and looked him right in the eyes. Benjy almost tore an ACL his knees buckled so hard. The lead guitarist threw his pick right at Seth’s eye which he later recovered. DON’T STOP, BELIEVIN!!!!!

On our last night we ate a Peking Duck and saw the cities nightly performance of a Symphony of Lights.