Greetings from Suzy Wong
Trip Start
Oct 31, 2007
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Trip End
Jan 07, 2008
Another big commercial and modern metropole swallowed by big China. Hong Kong is nice and feels safe. Kowloon island and Hongkong island are easy and fast to cross, by taxi or by the ferry. We shared a taxi with another couple on the ship - by the way a couple we ended up becoming friends with - and by coincidence she used to live in Hong Kong for a few years. So we were lucky to get another insider perspective, besides Shanghai and Beijing. We saw the world of Suzy Wong (remember the Hong Kong silk dress?) and the floating restaurant. Sadly enough, most charming quarters have now changed into big malls. Who can even buy that much? Southern California's malls are nothing against the amount of malls you see in Hong Kong, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore. If you are a shopping fan, you might finally start to learn how to get bored of shopping malls ...
