Hong Kong, the Asian London

If London was on a gorgeous, tropical, mountainous island. And if almost every one of London's buildings was a skyscraper. And if it was always 70 degrees in London.

Basically, Hong Kong is awesome.

This is despite the fact that Hong Kong in the spring appears to have as much fog as London. Minor detail.

We arrived yesterday (my suitcase made it too!) and after checking into our hotel, we headed out to see the city. It's truly like nothing I've ever seen before. There are tons of neon lights, advertising the many shops and restaurants. Almost like Times Square, but on every block. The layout is really interesting too. Our hotel is on the Kowloon peninsula, which juts into the South China Sea, where Hong Kong Island is.

Every night there's a laser light show set to music projected off the buildings facing the harbor. We managed to score a great viewing spot.

This morning we took a tour of Hong Kong island. We went to Stanley Market, Aberdeen fishing harbor (the original British port), and then up to Victoria Peak, the highest point in Hong Kong. Despite the fog, we still saw some amazing vistas.

Now we are waiting patiently in a queue for high tea at The Peninsula Hotel, a fancy hotel so swanky they have a 3-piece ensemble playing live music for us in the lobby. It's a looooong queue, so it's a good thing we got snacks earlier!