HONG KONG
After the border formalities at Shenzen and swapping from the train to the metro we got into Kowloon. We stayed in a hotel very near Nathan Street and had a wonder around. That evening we had a fancy dress party, theme Christmas, in one of the hotel rooms and all had a final goodbye meal.
After the border formalities at Shenzen and swapping from the train to the metro we got into Kowloon. We stayed in a hotel very near Nathan Street and had a wonder around. That evening we had a fancy dress party, theme Christmas, in one of the hotel rooms and all had a final goodbye meal.
Next day we went our seperate ways agreeing to meet up for dinner again that evening.
We are lucky enough to have Weiren Lee as a contact in Hong Kong, where he has recently started a new job. After dropping our stuff off at Lee's bijou Kowloon residence where he very kindly let us stay for a couple of nights he took Karl and I around the area to do a little shopping with local knowledge while Clem and the Aussie girls went clothes shopping. Lee tooks us to an excellent Dip sum restaurant where we had all manner of wierd and wonderful foodages. That evening everyone met up for what can only be described as the biggest rip off of a meal i have ever had. After we parted company with everyone again, this time with most for the final time.
We are lucky enough to have Weiren Lee as a contact in Hong Kong, where he has recently started a new job. After dropping our stuff off at Lee's bijou Kowloon residence where he very kindly let us stay for a couple of nights he took Karl and I around the area to do a little shopping with local knowledge while Clem and the Aussie girls went clothes shopping. Lee tooks us to an excellent Dip sum restaurant where we had all manner of wierd and wonderful foodages. That evening everyone met up for what can only be described as the biggest rip off of a meal i have ever had. After we parted company with everyone again, this time with most for the final time.
Next day Karl and I went up the long escalator on Hong Kong Island after walking around what must be described as a gangles of Filipino women inhabiting the public space inbetween the Star Ferry and The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (early Norman Foster). After we met upwiththe Aussies and Clem once more and headed for Stanley Market. the bus journey there was absolutely gorgeous and i could help feeling jealous of all the ex-pats living it up on the south of Hong Kong Island.
Stanley Market however seems to be a real tourist attraction and not real what i was hoping for or expecting. The bus jounrey made it worth while tho. Karl and i headed back in order to get on the peak tram to see the sunset over Hong Kong. It was not dissappointing, the lights were truly awesome.
We headed back to Kowloon where we bumped into Eric and Catherine, who for those keen followers of the blog may remember were with us in Mongolia and some of Beijing. 2 minutes after talking to them 2 of there friends walked past and we all headed to dinner together. It seems that even in a city as large and as dense as Hong kong the world is very small!
Next day we boarded the sleeper bus to Nanning where we would e able to get on a bus to Hanoi and Vietnam!
Next day we boarded the sleeper bus to Nanning where we would e able to get on a bus to Hanoi and Vietnam!
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