Hong Kong we're done with you- Day 5

Our last full day in Hong Kong. We decided once again to do one of the walking tours we had in our book. So we went to Hong Kong Island across the harbour and started in Statue Square, followed by their Supreme Court, a garden/courtyard, the HSBC building (which had the largest free standing escalator so we rode that up and down) onto the last cour of appeals, St. Johns Anglican church, past the US embassy, up to the Botanical Gardens (which had an aviary, and a mammal section consisting of two very depressed looking orangutans, gibbons, and ring tailed lemurs) and down to the Victoria peak tram station. We took the tram up to Victoria Peak. It was pretty amazing cause at one point your almost going vertical up the mountain. When you get to the top, we had to take a couple escalators to get to what they call the Terrace which is this gigantic structure they built at the top so tourists would pay more money. Victoria Peak is supposed to be the most expensive real estate in all of Honｇ　Ｋｏｎｇ。　Ｉｔ　ｄｅｆｉｎｔｅｌｙ　ｈａｄ　ａｍａｚｉｎｇ　ｖｉｅｗｓ　ｏｆ　Ｈｏｎｇ　Ｋｏｎｇ。　Ｉｔ　ｗａｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｓｔ　ｃｌｅａｒ／ｐａｒｔｉａｌｌｙ　ｓｕｎｎｙ　ｄａｙ　ｗｅ　ｈａｄ　ｓｏ　ｆａｒ。　Ｗｈｅｎ　ｗｅ　ｗｅｎｔ　ｂａｃｋ　ｄｏｗｎ　ｗｅ　ｔｏｏｋ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｒａｍ　ａｇａｉｎ。　Ｗｅ　ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｗａｌｋ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　Ｓｔａｒ　Ｆｅｒｒｙ　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｉｓ　ｌｉｋｅ　ａ　５　ｍｉｎｕｔｅ　ｆｅｒｒｙ　ａｃｒｏｓｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｈａｒｂｏｕｒ。　

Ｗｅ　ｈａｄ　ｔｏ　ｍｅｅｔ　ｏｕｒ　ｔｏｕｒ　ｇｒｏｕｐ　ｆｏｒ　ａｔ　６：３０ｐｍ　ｆｏｒ　ａ　ｌｉｔｔｌｅ　ｉｎｔｒｏ　ａｎｄ　ｔｏ　ｇｏ　ｔｏ　ｄｉｎｎｅｒ。　Ｗｅ　ｅｎｄｅｄ　ｕｐ　ｇｏｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｄｉｎｎｅｒ　ａｔ　ａ　ｓｔｒｅｅｔ　ｍａｒｋｅｔ　ｔｈａｔ　Ｊｕｌｉｅ　ｈａｄ　ｒｅａｌｌｙ　ｗａｎｔｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｇｏ　ｔｏ　ａｎｙｗａｙｓ。　Ｏｕｒ　ｔｏｕｒ　ｌｅａｄｅｒ　ｗｈｏ‘ｓ ｎａｍｅ　ｉｓ　Ｄｒａｇｏｎ　ｄｉｄ　ａｌｌ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｒｄｅｒｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｔｕｆｆ　ｏｕｔ。　Ｗｅ　ｈａｄ　ｐｒａｗｎｓ，　ｃｒａｂ，　ｄｕｃｋ，　ｔｏｆｕ，　ｂｅｅｆ，　ｆｒｉｅｄ　ｒｉｃｅ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｓｈｒｉｍｐ，ｎｏｏｄｌｅｓ　ａｎｄ　ｆｒｉｅｄ　ｔｏｆｕ，　ｆｒｉｅｄ　ｓｑｕｉｄ。　Ｉ　ａｔｅ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｎｏｏｄｌｅｓ，ｔｈｅ　ｂｅｅｆ，　ｔｒｉｅｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｏｆｕ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｑｕｉｄ　ａｎｄ　ｈａｄ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｒｉｃｅ。　Ｔｈｅｎ　ｉｔ　ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｒａｉｎ　ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｎｄ　ｏｆ　ｄｉｎｎｅｒ　ａｎｄ　ｗｅ　ｗｅｒｅ　ｋｉｎｄ　ｏｆ　ｕｎｄｅｒ　ａ　ｍａｋｅｓｈｉｆｔ　ａｗｎｉｎｇ　ｂｕｔ　Ｉ　ｓｔｉｌｌ　ｇｏｔ　ａ　ｌｉｔｔｌｅ　ｗｅｔ。　Ｗｈｅｎ　ｄｉｎｎｅｒ　ｗａｓ　ｏｖｅｒ　Ｊｕｌｉｅ　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｇｏ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｍａｒｋｅｔ。　Ｊｕｌｉｅ’ｓ　ｍａｉｎ　ｇｏａｌ　ｗａｓ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　ｈｅｒ　ｆｏｒｔｕｎｅ　ｔｏｌｄ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｍａｒｋｅｔ。 The only guy we saw was the“ｗｏｒｌｄ　ｆａｍｏｕｓ　Ｓｔｅｐｈｅｎ Shum”。 Julie was looking to spend about 20HKD so we went up to ask the price and it was 150HKD which was like 20USD。 So that dream died really quickly。The market was the same as the others just selling knock off crap。

ps. I don't know why it started typing like this. Its China, what can you do?