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Hi everyone,
My first journal entry! Well, I'm safe and sound in Sydney now. Arrived yesterday and I'm staying in Kings Cross, officially backpacker land, unofficially the red light district.
I've spent 3 days in Hong Kong so far and loved it. Hong Kong is so busy and frantic and the skyline of Hong Kong Island is amazing, especially at night. I stayed at the YMCA, not the posh one down by the front but the regular one in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, on the mainland. I even got a free upgrade when I got there! Accomodation in Hong Kong is really expensive for what you get so I was v.lucky to get such a nice room. Went to Hong Kong Island first and went round Central - the business district with great shops - and Causeway Bay before going up to the Peak. This is the one thing you have to do when you're in HK. You go up in a tram and I was literally gripping on for dear life. Being the young lady I am, I gave up my seat on the tram for this old granny but I wasn't expecting the tram ride to be so steep! The view from the top is worth risking my life for tho because you can see the whole stretch of Hong Kong Island with masses of skyscrapers! My first night was naturally going to be spent at one of the night markets, the Ladies Market as it's called. I was v.restrained and only bought 3 things...one of which was another buddha. I need one from every country in Asia that I go to! Should really have waited until I go back on the way home but you know what I'm like when I'm near shops, I'm not happy unless I'm spending money shopping! Also went to Lantau Island to see the Big Buddha. D, you'd have loved him! This buddha is absolutely huge and you can see it from near the other side of the island! The only thing I have against HK is the food. I ate Asian food while I was there but the restaurants are a bit scary and everything sounded really meaty. I thought I'd give the street stalls a chance one night but I saw a cockroach right near the food so I ran away and went to a restaurant!
Left HK Wednesday night and got to Sydney Thursday lunchtime. Spent the whole afternoon roaming round, getting lost around The Rocks and nearly getting stuck in an elevator! Hopefully meeting up with Lisa, the girl who gave Vicky and me the typing work, tonight in a bar somewhere to meet some of her friends! It's about 25 here so it's nice and hot. Sydney isn't really that big and I'm trying to leave most of it for my final two weeks when I'm hoping to stay in Liz's flat. Hoping to go to Bondi and Manly this week to take advantage of the hot weather instead!
Keep me updated with what you're all doing! And D, keep hassling Paulio to get his email add sorted! No excuses now!
Lots of love, Sara XX
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