Day 75 - Shopping for a new adliber.

Awaking to the sounds of Indian music breaking through the razor thin walls, we readied ourselves to head off into the world of Hong Kong shopping, new camera here we come! Our biggest worry was avoiding buying an expensive fake camera, so we followed the Lonely Planet's recommendations to some trusted camera shops. The prices at the authentic stores were much more expensive than the stores up and down Nathan Road (the backpacker's street where the peddlers yell out "you want copy-watches, copy bag" everytime you wander past), but we were willing to pay for the real deal - and the prices were much much cheaper than what we'd pay back home.

We found these reputable places had a price they were unwilling to budge from, which was much more than the Nathan Road sellers' starting price even before bargaining - we were even more reassured that where we were shopping was best.

After scurrying between two stores offering pretty much the same deal, we eventually settled upon a brand new Canon IXUS 900ti - half because that's what the trusted Harris family have, and half because the many reviews and "Top Camera Lists" we searched told us to! We also got a 2gb memory card and a 12 month warranty for a price that left us smiling. With a new camera in hand we headed for the top tourist attraction (and one of the oldest) in Hong Kong: Victoria Peak via the famous Peak Tram. The tram claws its way up the 552 metres to Victoria Peak tilting on crazy angles on its way. Adam, who was forced to stand, was hanging on for dear life. If the views on the way up were anything to go by, we were in for a sight... However, the further we climbed up the Peak Tower, the further we ascended into the blanket of cloud that was rapidly descending to engulf us.
We managed to get a few shots in before the skyline of Hong Kong was completely hidden from our view, leaving us waiting for the clouds to lift. We couldn't help feel sorry for the hundreds of people who were lined up around the block below waiting to get their piece of the view.

Buying time before the enticing lights of nightfall, began the 3.5km walking trail around the peak summit. This trail led us into a dark forest where we wished we had our brave Ethan James Harris there to protect us - it was a little bit spooky! - especially when bats started diving at us from the night sky. We took time along the way to gaze at the night lights below us, as the trademark neon lifeflow of Hong Kong slowly came to life.

Once we finally made it to the end of the track, Hong Kong was a blaze of colour and we joined the line at the top of the hill, for our descent back into the hustle and bustle of Central Hong Kong.

On our way to find food, we joined the ride on the Mid-Levels escalator - the longest in the world at 800m and taking 20 minutes from bottom to top. Too hungry for the whole trip, we made an exit, finding ourselves at another Indian restaurant for dinner, worth the Hong Kong dollars we paid for it (and no more).

Exhausted at this stage, we took the metro back home just in time for Grey's Anatomy. During the ads we (mainly Liv - Adam is banned from using this camera for now) read the camera manuals, and set about charging our new toy for its initiation into the adlibing adventures.

Adlibing the Hong Kong dollars up large.