Bridal Tea House Hung Hom Winslow Street Hong Kong

... in the square situated in front of the bus station. One of the kites was huge and I couldn't pass on it. There were several failures before the kite flied and it was quite frustrating. So I left the square in 10 minutes, but fortunately, I could see the kite flying in the bus station. I had never seen such a huge kite before that I enjoyed the show.

The next stop was Tai O fishing village. In fact, the purpose to visit the small village was ...

... was that we had passed by that very same building at least a dozen times, not seeing any numbers written on it what so ever. Whats more, something that should have taken us 45 minutes maximum, had taken us eight hours.

By the time we had located 'Wan Chai Road' and The 'Great Smart Tower' the sun hung low in the sky and we were in a hurry to locate the consulate and apply for our visas. As fate would have it, Dave and I had spent ...

... an email from Mimi who is back and had a bit of an accident with a TFL escalator going home in London with two suitcases. Battered but will survive she says.

Tuesday now and it's a bit cooler - good practice for England. Had a swim then packed up and now I'm at Central station doing the free internet! Though they limit you to 15 mins. I think I'll publish this and put photos in at home. Wandered round the market areas this morning but not a lot was stirring ...

... disguised on the outside as several different shops). I returned later in the evening for more things I didn’t need and – you’ll be delighted to know – managed to stuff them ALL into my backpack. For now.

After all that excitement, I queued for the Victorian Hotel which was – hurrah! – open for queuing. It was a long and sweaty wait, so I listened to my Hallowe’en playlist on my iPod (and some Wall-e, because I heard it on a speaker ...

... the hour and a half wait for the cable car and having to get the ‘crystal cabin’ for a shorter wait (all the attractions were sooo busy whilst in HK because of the Chinese holiday to commemorate 60 years of China), we visited the Big Buddha. This 34m tall bronze Buddha was right out of the city, yet Lesley ends up seeing someone she used to work with!! In the evening we went back to the Peak for a proper view of the city from the viewing ...

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... a city. On top of that, one is fascinated with the combination of western-like skyscrapers (where the huge expatriate community works) and the narrows alleys (where chinese life takes place) full of food and other stuff stalls. The conclusion is that it would take a life time to fully unveil what's behind each and every corner. The best is to forget about plans or routes and to go with the flow. The result can never be disappointing. I personally find this city just amazing!!

... with this. Of course he asked for money. He said a poor man pays $500HK, a medium man pays $1000 and a rich man $1500. I gave him $20. That's like asking for just under 50 pounds and being given 2. I went to Chabad in the night. There were about 30 people there and I find it amazing that even in Hong Kong there is a place you can go where you have a common ground with everyone and can walk into a room on shabbas and feel totally at ease. At the end of the service, the rabbi ...

... are neon signs above and it's as bright as daylight. There are many food stalls cooking up all manner of dodgy things, some which smell good, some whick smell like roast ****. Still knackered after the flight I headed back to the hotel for an early night. Next day I got up (reasonably) early and headed over to Hong Kong Island. Just to clarify, I stayed in Kowloon which is on the mainland. I got the Star Ferry across the harbour ...

... this impressive scene. The one outside the window by the way. We arrived in Hong Kong station just after 1pm. I'd always wanted to visit the city as a boy and now I was here. I don't know why I held this fascination with the place. I had it of Venice too but I wasn't overly fulfilled on that trip though I can acknowledge the uniqueness and beauty of the place. Hong Kong turned out a bit like that too as it turned out however, I enjoyed it none the less ...