"No problems. Solution!"

My camera broke. The pictures I took are fine, but the whole thing is just broken. Luckily I am in Hong Kong where electronics are plentiful! Unfortunately, I am at the airport where things do tend to run slightly more expensive. But I want a camera, and I want it now. I ask the nice man if he sees a simple way to fix it and he takes a look at it and says "5 years old! Need new camera." So, he shows me an awesome camera that is definitely a bargain in relation to Canada. I buy it, he throws in a couple of things for free. I tell him how stressed I was to have broken my camera. He says "No problems. Solutions!" Best line I have heard in a long time. Solutions. I am all about solutions. And I am all about my awesome new camera. If only I had access to a computer with the option of downloading not hidden away....looks like you may all have to wait until I get back for the slideshow!

So, we are leaving Hong Kong today with mixed feelings. We're both very excited for Thailand...but HK was awesome. We definitely missed out on a few great hikes and a couple of intersting neighbourhoods. I would gladly come back here, any day. I hope I do.

HK Favourites:
1. Monica and Lindsay. You guys were awesome. We'd only met Monica once and Lindsay never, but you both gave us a perspective on HK we couldn't have had otherwise. Thanks so much for your hospitality!
2. Dragon's Back trail and Shek O: Best morning ever. Beautiful views, beach, and great food.
3. Old Peak road: Steep as hell, but worth every blister.
4. Big Buddha: Yes, it's totally a tourist trap, but the cable car ride up was fun and scary, and the vegetarian lunch at the monestary was delicious. It would have been way better if we'd done at least some of the hike up.
5. Lan Kwai Fong: Beer, music, party, etc.
6. The Star Ferries: Just a lot of fun to take a boat

HK Not so Favourites:
1. Smells: I know, it's very euro-centric...but some of them were just plain awful. On the upside, no matter how dirty I was I knew I wasn't the smelliest person on the subway.
2. Crowds: Insane number of people on the streets. The creates an even bigger annoyance when combined with number 3.
3. Hong Kong Walking Speed: Slooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
4. Noise: Holy crap there is a lot of noise.

Overall, an awesome layover. the hotel was excellent, and we saw and did a ton of stuff.

Bye from the HK Thai Airways lounge! I am off to the massage chair for a rest before my flight.