13h de bus couchette depuis Yangshuo nous mènent a Shenzhen ( la frontière ) car hong kong c'est pas vraiment la Chine et on s'en rend compte dès notre arrivée à Kowloon où se trouve notre chambre : un genre de Barbés asiatique où vendeurs de montre , d'herbes et de contrefaçon rodent sur les trottoirs. Notre rez de chaussée ressemble au siege de la Western Union où indiens et chinois passent des ordres à coup de dollars US du matin au soir ... Bref un vrai spectacle qui dénote le coté strict de la Chine ! On aura vite fait de passer nos journées de l'autre coté de la rive sur l'île de Hong Kong où les balades du haut du "peak tram" nous ont données des vues bluffantes sur le quartier des affaires. Nos soirées restent relax ici car on pourrait facilement y épuiser notre budget pour l'année. On se pose sur les quais avec notre plat à emporter et on admire le "symphony of light" : son et lumière produit grâce aux lumières des buildings, tout simplement génial !
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It took us 13h from Yangshuo to Shenzhen ( the border) via a sleeper bus and after the traditional passport checking we finally reached hong kong which is not really part of China, and we realized it quickly. Our room was in Kowloon : a very active area where touts roam the sidewalks. Our ground floor was like the headquarters of the Western Union where Indians and Chinese place orders in US dollars all day ... In short, a real show, which denotes with the strict side of China! We quickly decided to spend our days on the other side of the bank on the island of Hong Kong where the rides at the top of the "Peak Tram" gave us amazing views of the business district. Our evenings are relaxed here because we could easily spend our budget for the year in less than a week. We usually seat on the banks with our takeaway dinner and admire the "Symphony of Lights" sound and light produced by the lights of buildings, just great!
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It took us 13h from Yangshuo to Shenzhen ( the border) via a sleeper bus and after the traditional passport checking we finally reached hong kong which is not really part of China, and we realized it quickly. Our room was in Kowloon : a very active area where touts roam the sidewalks. Our ground floor was like the headquarters of the Western Union where Indians and Chinese place orders in US dollars all day ... In short, a real show, which denotes with the strict side of China! We quickly decided to spend our days on the other side of the bank on the island of Hong Kong where the rides at the top of the "Peak Tram" gave us amazing views of the business district. Our evenings are relaxed here because we could easily spend our budget for the year in less than a week. We usually seat on the banks with our takeaway dinner and admire the "Symphony of Lights" sound and light produced by the lights of buildings, just great!
