Rumah Guest Rooms Hong Kong

... I watched more breathtaking performances in the gymnasium of the park. It was a lion dance competition like "All Hong Kong Lion Dance Championship". I have seen some lion dances shows, but not any competitions. As a matter of course, performers were more skillfull in the competition. In fact, I missed out on the next attraction, Symphony of Lights, because of the exciting competition.

When I left the gymnasium at 5, I had no choice but to ...

... long to find it. So I finally did ask them, and to both mine and Dave's astonishment, both desk officials answered that they really didn't know.!!.. I was then tempted to scream "..Well Your Standing in It..Right Now",... however, I thought better than to give into this uncivil misbehaviour. After that day, I had come to the conclusion that there was nothing great about the tower or particularly smart about the people who worked in it.
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... There are some wonderful views.

After that, down is good and I pick my way back to central where I have my promised Dim Sum for a late lunch - crispy chives in pastry, squid in a light curry sauce, scallops and spinach in transparent steamed dumplings and a very good goose liver sausage in roll - ie a steamed bun roll. All washed down with Jasmine tea.

I end my trip, fittingly, by crossing at dusk on the Star Ferry again, ready for the long flight home.

... of all the rides today. I queued for about an hour, which I spent most of treading on the toes of the man behind me, or coughing rudely in his girlfriends face so they’d (literally) get off my back. Another drawback to solo travel: lack of width in a queue. It’s why the Chinese got used to travelling in tour groups. The aliens were a bit too top heavy to make their jumping-out appear sudden and terrifying, but I was also on bad terms with Mr. And Mrs. Behind Me, so that ...

... scrapers, but apparently more money is bet here on a race night than at Royal Ascot!! Rob won on the first race so we didn’t lose money even after losing every other race! We went on to Wan Chai for some drinks, starting in Joe Bananas which had free drinks for ladies, mainly because there were quite a lot of prostitutes drawing in the Western men, hence they made money from the beer the men were drinking! The next bar was called Typhoon, and had a ...

... had to wash those clothes.

We then headed straight to Fortress and Broadway (both electronic stores) to purchase our netbooks. We'd been discussing it for days so it was pretty exciting. We spent 5 hours browsing and trying to get the best deal.

The next day I said goodbye to my roomie and for the first time headed into Hong Kong on my own. Well...almost on my own as I bumped into Brian as I left my hotel room.

We decided to head for Victoria Peak on Hong Kong ...

... Zoological gardens which was really good. Many different types of monkeys and the kids loved it. Mimi still not 100% so took her back to the hotel and the boys went on to Time Square to find a camera for Mimi. Afternoon took the star ferry to Tsim Tsha Tsui had a great Chinese dinner there then all off to the Ladies markets. Mimi felt better yet again with another dose of retail therapy. After that we took MTR back and Dave took girls ...

... island then the bus to the giant buddah. It is the world's tallest outdoor seated bronze buddah. There's a bunch of steps in front of it and it sits atop the steps. I thought it was really old but it was only opened in 1993. It sits on top of a big mountain, surrounded by trees. Again, the surrounding scenery is stunning. I took lots of photos and then did the wisdom path. This is a walk close to the giant buddah which goes down to a replica of the heart sutra. This is giant ...

... locals far better. Took a trip around the harbour in a 'sampang' which is basically a river taxi and saw a massive floating restaurant. Covered in neon on the front but rusty as hell at the back! Back in Hong Kong I watched the light show at Victoria harbour which is impressive but the music is shocking! Had a walk down Hollywood Boulevard and saw the statue of Bruce Lee then went to an area called Knutsford Terrace for a few beers ...

... heavily represented everywhere whilst in between, fakes fly off back shelves. A journey downtown to locate the post office for sending goods home has welcome news. It's cheaper than expected, reliable, quick and most importantly, it'll lighten the laden rucksacks for onward travels. A celebratory jaunt across the bay on the Star Ferry offers those iconic skyline views I've always wanted to see. Maybe that's it. I just wanted to experience the view from this wee ...