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Chapter 8: Hong Kong, by totallynotabrony/USA

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Hong Kong, by totallynotabrony/USA

I visited Hong Kong for two days.  For the purposes of this blog, I'll consider Hong Kong separate from China.  The two are very different.  Hong Kong uses its own money, passports, and drives on the other side of the road.  While I haven't been to China proper, Hong Kong seems like it offers more of a first-world experience.

Hong Kong is located just off the coast of southeastern China.  It's a former British colony and a huge financial center.  It's a lot like Singapore in that both are small islands that are mostly covered with modern cities.   Unlike Singapore, the trains don't run to every single place.  Fortunately, buses and taxis are everywhere.

Hong Kong has a huge city-wide laser show a couple times each night.  All you have to do is go down to the bay and wait.  Buildings on either side of the water, already lit up with colorful lights, will shoot lasers off their roofs.  As cool as it is that this exists, the show itself is kind of underwhelming.

Instead, I'd recommend you go to Victoria Peak.  A cool way is to ride the tram up it.  At the top is a shopping mall/observation deck that provides a super great view of the of the city and harbor.  You can do it day or night.  Night might be better, for the lights.

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