Hong Kong

Hong Kong was an eye opener for Jonah. We decided to spend a few days in Hong Kong prior to going to Vietnam to help adjust for the time shift. It was an opportunity to also learn about a new city. Coping with the heat and the air pollution was our main challenge. Jonah was intrigued by the shear number or popularity of smokers in Hong Kong. He soon began to count the number of smokers he would see each day and made a game out of it. I believe he reached 400 smokers within 2 hours of strolling the streets of Hong Kong.

Jonah was expecting the city to be more "Chinese", but realized that English was also dominant and parts of the city looked very modern. We took the MTR one day and explored the city, however this was cut short as Jonah was feeling ill after eating a burger at McDonalds.

Speaking of food, eating seems to be at the core of the culture and is displayed by the vast number of restaurants and food vendors littered across the city. Jonah and I took advantage of this and we seemed to be eating all day! It may just be our body adjusting to a new meal schedule and the time zone.

We did not see much of the city as we spent part of the day training for the tournament and preparing.