The last two days (have felt like about four) have been very active and have been very draining both physically and mentally, but mostly physically - and trekking all the while through the slog has only amplified this exhaustion. We started bu climbing Victoria's Peak yesterday following an enthralling and windy bus ride up the mountainside. Somehow, in a land of 1.4 BILLION people, Max Harris and Ian Rice were the first people to arrive at the Peak in the month of June! We thought this was a good idea - we beat both the crowds and the heat and were able to catch the end of the NBA finals game at an English Pub which was quite fun - but it would later come back to bite us, more on that later. After some much needed rooftop poolside relaxation we headed to the Ladies Market in Kowloon. Surprisingly, we did not do too much damage, buying just two articles of clothing a piece. The knockoffs however were unreal, without super-close inspection you might have thought you were getting a pair of Dre Beats headphones for cheap. Thinking we would come back and rest for awhile before hitting the highly anticipated horse races, we quickly passed and did not return to conscious life until 4 AM, whoops!
Needing to amend our erred ways, we walked to the bars upon awakening, but did not find much, so we instead proceeded to plan our day excursion to Macau. Thinking we were all set with food plans (it is surprisingly hard to find good Chinese food where you know what you are eating) we arrived at the boat terminal, only to realize that we needed passports to get into Macau. Two hours later we arrived. We finally got good, 'authentic' Dim Sum at a Portuguese colonial square and then headed to the casinos. They were quite bland, aside from the newly opened Galaxy Casino.
More to come soon, including pictures... as soon as I can muster the energy.
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