Hong Kong
We spent 6 days in Hong Kong over New Year's and if China was the rough-and-tumble travelling kind of trip then this was the relaxed fun chilling out part of the holiday. We waved goodbye to the foul toilets, poor hygiene and dusty roads and said hello to a developed and intriguing city.
Having said that, on the first day i stayed in the hotel room and threw up the whole day. Think it was something i ate in China, no surprise! But after that i was fine and we stayed in the YMCA hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, very near the harbour. we saw the famous laser show which lasts about 10 minutes but not only are there lasers but some of the buildings across the river have a co-ordinated light show!
On New Year's Eve, the streets around the harbour were packed so we went to somebody's apartment, who was a friend of some of the people we went with. We had a pretty cool view of the river and had a good time socialising. After midnight we went out onto the streets and went to get something to eat then went to an internet cafe and played computer games, it was about 4/5 in the morning and there were still plenty of people on the streets!!!
Whilst there we got to walk around a huge mall called Harbour City, it was part of 3 malls which attached to each other and were 8km long! Managed to get a work suit made by a tailor whilst i was there too.
Also went to see the world's biggest outdoor Bronze Buddha on Lantau Island, which is a part of Hong Kong and also had the airport and Disneyland! Still had lots of untouched scenery too mind.
All in all the trip was a great experience and whilst i am not in a massive rush to return to China (it was beautiful but not too clean), i would love to return to Hong Kong!