From London to Hong Kong

After a very unstressful check in at Heathrow Terminal 5 and a fairly smooth 11 and a half hour flight, we found ourselves sleepily taking the fast train to Hong Kong central. We were greeted by a very happy Sophie who whisked us off to Kennedy Town to her lovely flat with the amazing view of the sky scrapers and bay, with Kowloon buzzing away in the distance.

Leon was very quite in the taxi ride, and after a while managed to say "the reason why I am so quiet is because I am just slightly overwhelmed". Initial impressions is that Hong Kong is an overwhelming city with crazy steep roads and high rise buildings. For our first evening Sophie and Simon took us up "The Escalator" which commuters take to and from their flashy apartments down to the financial district, and we happily grazed away on some vietnamese noodles and crab rolls. A drink in a quiet bar later (which I personally could have stayed in all night, the cocktails were that good!) we then made our way back to The Belcher's for a restful night's sleep. So far so good. Today the plan is to have lunch with an old school friend, wander around Central and go to the Races tonight to bet on a horse or two!