February 13, 2007

HongKong...
I'm in Hong Kong right now. It's quite the city -it's China, but it's not China. It's quite expensive, especially compared to China, but it's still quite a bit cheaper than the West when I do the price conversions.
I've done a few of the tourist things, but I've seen big Buddhas, seen night and street markets, seen big buildings. I'm planning to go to Victoria Peak tomorrow night to see the city from above on my last night here.
I've just booked my hostel in Shanghai, for the next leg of my journey. I've only got about 10 more days of travelling before I'll be back in Baoding. I'll have to post more stories and photos when I get a chance.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Does HK use a different currency still?

Craze Malone

Stephen said...

Yup. Macau uses the Pataca, and HK uses the HongKong Dollar. The three are about equal (HKD at the top and Pataca at the bottom), so in Macau you can use pretty much any of the 3, but in HK they prefer the HKD.

Anonymous said...

so, I guess you need to spend all your $$ before you head back to Baoding?

Stephen said...

I'm working hard on it!
I'll still have money left over though, then two or three weeks after I get back they'll pay me another 2 months salary :)