Depature...First of all, leave for Hong Kong

I could fortunately take long vacation, but I decided when and where to go on trip just 1 week before the depature. The time I would come back to Japan was during Golden Week(Japan's consective holidays), any flights were almost full, and expensive for special fare. So I chose Hong Kong which was one of chepest fares. I thought 10days in Hong Kong would be wasted for me, I was planning to go to other country from Hong kong.

This time I used North West Airlines.(Its fare was the cheapest) It was a week before Golden Week, however, it was not crowded. The flight which I took had many Hong Kong's tourists, they were on the way to home.

I arrived in Hong Kong around 22:30. However it was the first visit there since the new airport was built, I could find out a bus for Kowloon and headed there. When I got to the town, the clock showed past 0 a.m. I was invited to Hong Kong Hotel by a barker in front of Chonking Manshion and went that hostel. (It's not good to believe anyone soonly, who invites me.) I was eagar for sleeping and decided to stay there however only domitory is available. All roommates was asleep. Since the next day I stayed at a single room for 3 days.

The next morning I went China Consulate in Hong Kong. I applied for China's visa and 1 hour later got it. Then I went back to TsimShaTsui and questioned about VietNam's visa at Shoestar Travel Co. The answer was that it takes 3days to arrange the visa. however airfare was a little expensive, I decided to go to Hanoi. I had to deposit my passport, so I couldn't go out of Hong Kong, such as Macao. I meant to spend time in Hong Kong. (You can save days to arrange the visa if you fax your passport's photocopy in advance).

Eventually I just spent time at TsimShaTsui.( Photo are the scene in the downtown.) I bought Hanoi version of Lonely Planet Serious. I returned to the hostel earlier

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