Hong Kong weekend

Because I have apparently forsaken sleep, I rejoined the Xi'an friends and went to Hong Kong for the weekend. It was a short trip so I'll have to go back a few times, but there was more than enough time to stuff ourselves with Western food (the first American food I've had since July), including TGI Fridays, eggs benedict and bottomless coffee, cheese and crackers, and pizza.  We also took the tram up Victoria Peak, the highest point on the island, to see the view.

HK is insane, it doesn't feel like the China I know at all.  It is a really Western city, complete with other foreigners and people who speak English!  The streets are narrow and the lanes are backwards, the language is Cantonese (of which I speak not a word), the buses are narrow double deckers, the metro stops sound like a pirate ride at disney world (admiralty, fortress hill, etc), and the color of choice is neon.  I was very overwhelmed.  It was so expensive too!  Surprisingly, I'm feeling more comfortable back on the mainland!
Again, fun times.  That said, I'm ready to take it easy for a few days!  Whew.

The view of the island from Kowloon
(the biggest building is the one batman jumped from in the last movie)