Hong Kong Part V: The Final Part (I promise)

Okay, so at the end of the last posts, my friends and I decided to go to a bar crawl so we woke up the next day a little hung over. We had a ton of fun and made lots of new friends (shout out to Belle in Thailand!) but spent much of Friday recovering. 

But I managed to get some afternoon tea with some weird peach pudding dessert and explore a bit more of the island in the process. 

Tea time!


My fave bill of all time



We saw the light show that night! 



The next morning, we went to the Big Buddha. It took about 30 long, scary minutes by bus but it was well worth it. 




So. Many. Stairs.









The best views of any place in HK.


It is so high, it makes the town look like a diorama. 




Me being hot in terms of temperature and in terms of my face.


Buddhist Monastery with hella incense.  


BEEEEEADS OF JAAAAADE FOR BEAUUUUTYYYYY





OKAY SO "EASTERN TOILETS" ARE A THIING? I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE EXCEPT FOR HERE AND I WAS SO...I CANT....WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THIS??


They also had wild cows roaming around?



Cute village


The Nigh Market! Only pissed off 3 vendors but managed to get some awesome gifts for you guys.



The hostel we stayed at.


Isn't this sign hilarious?


My view from the subway home. And that was that. Bye Hong Kong, until we meet again which will probably be never since there are too many people and pollution but it was really fun while it lasted <3 

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  1. mjf 2012October 1, 2015 at 1:12 PM

    Love your blog! l miss you so much! Big package on its way & I love you

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