Last night we arrived at the spectacular, sparkling harbor city of Hong Kong. I didn’t get much of a view of the city from the air unfortunately, but the taxi ride to our hotel wasn’t far short of a dazzling light show; not only are the buildings enormous and beautifully lit, but the lights actually move around. As in the whole lighting scheme of some of the skyscrapers will completely change before your eyes. Pretty cool.
Things have been great thus far; the hotel is amazing, our view could not be better, and we’ve already had the chance to do a bit of exploring. I think our most notable experience thus far was our new acquaintance with the dish of squid legs. We were at a theme park this morning and they were selling them like hot dogs, so we couldn’t pass that up. We probably will though if we have the option again—they were smelly, slimy, and as Lucas put it, made you feel like you were trying to eat a rubber glove.
Tonight we will probably venture into Central and see what’s going on there. I have the honor and privilege of buying my good friend Lucas Garcia his first legal drink. If we go with something Chinese, we will definitely be flying in the dark, but hey at least it will be an adventure!
By the way, here's a fun fact: the Mandarin Chinese name for Hong Kong can literally be translated to Sweet-Smelling Harbor. We have been close to the harbor a couple times already, and consequently we firmly believe that despite its beauty, the first half is definitely a misnomer.
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