Nov 6 HONG KONG

First day in port and Hong Kong is just amazing. The skyline is beautiful. The boat pulled up right next to a shopping mall (just a tease!). We could see all of Hong Kong Island from the ship. It took forever for the ship to get cleared but when it did the pack of us girls headed out (Me, Jocie, Ali, Jewel, Sara, Nina, Alyssa). We grabbed a map and followed Molly’s directions to the Avenue of Stars. It is a lot like Hollywood’s sidewalk filled with movie star names. Of course we didn’t know any of the names except Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, and Jet Jackson. Pretty cool and you could see the ENTIRE city from the spot. Next we grabbed cabs to take us to the Ladies Market. It was 10:30 am by the time we got there and people were just setting up, they open so late which I thought was odd. Spent most of the day there buying out the fake Longchamp supply and other stupid things. But I was holding out for Beijing markets. Had to head back around 4:30 pm so I could meet us with Molly and her boyfriend James for dinner and drinks. Met them at the ferry and took it across and lucky enough got to see the lights show that happens every night at 8 pm. All the building twinkle and light up and flash all colors. It has the world record as the biggest light show or something. They toured me around SoHo and all up and down the escalator system, which was really cool. Walked around deciding where to ear and decided on Duke’s Burger. I was craving some good meat and it was the best gourmet burger I have ever tasted, it was delicious! After dinner they came with me to meet up with the girls for drinks in the major bar area. By the time I met them they were not too sober. I felt so bad, but Molly and James were such troopers and talked with everyone. They had to work in the morning so they left early. We all had an early day so we headed home kind of early by SAS standards. I had to get up at 4:30 am to leave for Beijing.