Hong Kong

Hong Kong Skyline from Victoria Peak

Hong Kong is one of my favorite cities so far. Hong Kong consists of the New Territories, Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, and the outlying islands. The center of Hong Kong is on the north side of Hong Kong Island where there five major districts: the Mid-Levels, Central, Admiralty, North Point, and Shaung wan.  In 1997 the British gave Hong Kong to the Chinese, and then the Chinese gave Hong Kong a period of time to govern its self until around 2050 when Hong Kong goes back to China.

My favorite part of Hong Kong is the Mid-levels. The Mid-levels consist of high-end apartments, a huge botanical garden with animals in it too, six blocks of great dining and an escalator system that goes for 2600 feet up the mountain!!! I liked this area so much because the atmosphere was very relaxing and hip.

My Brothers Riding the Escalator

Another day we went to Oceans Park, an amusement park combined with animal exhibits. There was a ride called the Dragon that did three loops and went super fast. That ride is my second favorite after the Millennium Force which at Cedar Point in Ohio.

Crowded Street at Night

Overall I thought Hong Kong was really cool. One thing that everyone said that would be amazing was a laser show that lit up the Hong Kong skyline, but when we watched it I thought it was sucky. There were only three lasers, a few buildings that lit up, and music that was synced to the lights. In the pictures it showed fireworks and fifty different lasers and the whole city lit up. Eventhough that was lame, I still loved Hong Kong.