It just so happened that Darren(my friend from DC), who lives in Guangzhou, China, was going to Hong Kong for the weekend. I was able to find a cheap flight to GZ(and of course use my mom's Marriott discount... awesomeness ), and then take the train with him to a town called Shenzhen, and then walk across the border to Hong Kong!! Despite that fact that it was a lot of traveling in a really short amount of time, it was perfect!!
It was a whirlwind weekend, and unfortunately, the weather was foggy and drizzling nearly the entire time, so I didn't get to do everything that I wanted, but I will definitely be making a return trip to HK!! I really, really liked it there. The views of the harbor are amazing, even in the fog!! And this nightlife was great! I felt like I needed my partners in crime for a UG night!!
Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
While we decided to forgo the infamous Peak trip, due to lack of visibility, the rain and chaos didn't keep me and Darren from going to Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple. It was extremely crazy!! Chinese New Year is the busiest time of the year, and we decided it was the perfect time to stick 2 foreigners in the middle of all the worshiping! People were all around us waving their incense in one hand and hold their umbrellas with the other. Darren got taken out by an umbrella to the temple and my scarf got hooked to at least 3 umbrellas before I removed it from my head. We, well mostly just me, b/c I am not quite tall enough, were covered in incense ash. I got some great pics, but whether or not the wait was worth it is debatable. Although, the couple of hours it took us to accomplish that part of the trip, did allow for some of the fog to lift a bit so I could get some good pics from the Star Ferry while crossing the harbor.
My layover in Shanghai, afforded me the time to get my Picasa up and running, so please check out the link below to see all the pics from my trip:
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