Kowloon!

Kowloon is the area of Hong Kong that is on the mainland (i.e. not Hong Kong island). So I took a subway out there today and explored. First of all, the subways are amazing. Second of all, Kowloon is East meets West, minus the West (see pic 1). Here there is no English, and no white food. I got some great buns and walked all over the place. There is a famous outdoor market called Ladies Market that I hit up for some cheap tees and some knock-off Oakleys (see pic 2 for the glasses). I got to try my bargaining skills there, and I think it's safe to say I got ripped off. But I felt like I was getting a deal at the time, so isn't that what counts? I got some great tees...some of them make absolutely no sense, which I love. I'll post pics of those later.

Finally, I learned to be careful what you wish for. Got some sun today, and dear bejesus it gets hot here...I don't think I've ever smelled so bad in my entire life...seriously. Took the ferry back (so ridiculously cheap) and hopped right into the shower. Hopefully tonight we'll get back to Kowloon to watch the light show that the Hong Kong skyline puts on at night! I posted a couple of pics of the skyline as seen during the day from Kowloon.

Bonus pic: What the hell is attach from height?! Needless to say I kept a wary eye on the sky.