Got the first flight to Hong Kong this morning. Sad to move on from Japan which I really enjoyed. Arrived at my (admittedly very cheap) hostel and felt rather sick...First impressions were that it was a grubby, smelly, dingy place. Shower over the toilet, sparse room with just a bed and a table...It all looked a little depressing. Walking round the streets of Kowloon did not inspire me much either. It is very hot, humid, smelly, hectic, too many shops...thousands of them...all a bit overpowering really...First impressions didn't do much for me!! Wish I was back in Japan!!

In the afternoon / evening had a walk down to the Peninsula which overlooks Hong Kong island. This has an amazing skyline. They put on a light show in the evening which was very nice and I will head over to the other side tomorrow to see what is that side.

Feeling a bit down I headed to a bar and had a great laugh. Met some locals and some other travellers and we had a great night. Headed home about 3am feeling a bit better about the place. Will see how tomorrow goes, but at the moment am thinking of heading off to Malaysia a bit early if I can change my flights. I currently have 5 nights here in Hong Kong but am thinking 3 would be enough...Lets see how tomorrow goes.