The Wayfarer Blog

Well, I am here in Hong Kong. I’m writing to you from the 26th floor of Luk Kwok Hotel. The flight was pretty good. I took Hong Kong Dragon Airlines. The food was good. We even got Haagen-Daz ice cream! But I didn’t get Green Tea, which is probably my favorite.

My first impressions:

1. Hong Kong is a very exciting
2. Japanese convenience stores are way better
3. People speak good English here and they greet you. (I haven’t tried to use my rusty Chinese yet.)

A little explanation about #2: There is a 7-11 near my hotel. And it is ok. They actually have some Japanese tea and sweets I recognize. But the 7-11 near my home is more like a small grocery store. You can get salads, sandwiches, rice balls (onigiri/おにぎり) and sushi, for example.

Anyway, we’ll see how it all turns out. Stay tuned…

(Here are a couple pics from my hotel room. I took the night one when I got here, and the other one the first morning.)