Up on the peak, Down with Mcdoh

 Today was our first full day in Hong Kong. We started at Victoria Peak, taking the old tram to the top. We read that you should sit on the right side, and good thing too, as the whole view was on the right. The panoramic was breathtaking, and as I get older, I appreciate views more. As a child, my parents would try to get me enthusiastic about views....yeah, that didn't happen.

 The tram itself was pretty awesome. At times, we were at a 45 degree angle going up or down and it felt SO steep. You couldn't even see the track from the top. It looked like a roller coaster track. Yikes!

 It's a 2 way tram so we passed the other car. Cute!

 We then walked to find a Ding Ding (a day of transportation) and rode it to Causeway Bay, a very lively neighborhood. The ding dings were very crowded but they are SUPER cheap and the way the locals get around. You pay when you leave the car as opposed to getting on. They were so tall and narrow, they reminded me of the night bus in Harry Potter.

 We then took the Star Ferry (another mode of transportation) to Kowloon, the mainland. (When I researched Hong Kong and where to stay, it wasn't quite clear which area is better or what area has what, but I can now say that when people say "Hong Kong" they mean Hong Kong Island and that you get better views from Kowloon because you're looking at Hong Kong, but that both places are nice and both have high end areas.) We found the area where every tailor in China is, and some of them touted that they could have a custom shirt for you in under 4 hours and a custom suit in under 10. Seems insane. Had tea and Hong Kong style french toast, which is just a fancier way of saying deep fried. We then went to the bird market, where you can buy a pet bird and see men walking around with their caged birds. How sad for the bird.

 I thought it was the perfect place for my dad to visit and see the different types of birds. Some were even free to fly away.

 After birds, we found the goldfish market, a street where every store was a fish store. We discussed together and figured out that we both like aquariums and might want to own one someday. The saddest thing was seeing the fishes in baggies. I hope they got purchased.

 We walked around until we found the Temple Street Night Market which was just like the street market in Taiwan except no carnival games, which I really wanted. I saw a fortune teller but by the time we saw him, I was exhausted and wanted to go home. Hong Kong/Kowloon really put NY neon to shame though.

 The ferry ride back to the Island was pretty. All the buildings are lit up not only because it's late, but also because it's holiday season. How fun!

For dinner, I begged Aaron to take me to McDonalds, and no, I didn't cave and get a burger. I got some crazy things called a Rice fun wrap, a fried chicken and fried rice wrap with cucumbers and mayo. We also split a shake shake fries, which is fries covered in Japanese curry powder. Yum! Aaron also got a taro pie and an ebi burger with egg. Weird flavors, but not bad!