The End of Hong Kong

We have now been in Hong Kong for about five days and have had an amazing time. We have visited Victoria Peak on the famous tram line and wandered the various night markets around Tsim Sha Tsui. Today we headed to Aberdeen which is a fishing market on the other side of Hong Kong, to eat lunch at the 'Jumbo' floating restaurant which we had to take a ferry to get to. It took a long time to reach, as do most places when budget traveling, as the cheapest option usually comprises of several buses and ferries. This afternoon we wandered the streets of Mong Kok, where we saw the flower market, the bird market and the goldfish market, all of which were bustling despite it being a Wednesday night! We then went to the world's biggest sound and light show which features many high rise buildings on Hong Kong Island which cast laser beams into the sky in time with a symphony.
Our favourite sight by far has been the giant buddha on Lantau Island. There's not much to say about it - it's just a giant bronze buddha, but it has a certain aura as it looms over the trees on top of a mountain. We even got to take a really long cable car ride all the way back down to a different island in order to get home. Tomorrow we have booked ourselves a train ticket back to Shanghai to begin our internship at the Shanghai Marine Ocean University. We can't believe there's only a month left of our trip!!