Citadines Hongkong Ashley Hong Kong

... photo shop, raft, firework that is possible was done! And when I mentioned the fact that she might be a bit attached to mickey and minnie not only did I get one of the stares but also had to then queue up and get my bloody pictures taken! In her defense (which is very weak) she was the only person there who seemed to be enjoying herself and was spreading the excitement for all! The locals seemed very subdued! The worst bit was it rained and ...

I have never seen HK so magnificent as I had from the Peak. It was a great afternoon, the clouds had almost cleared and the pollution was almost clear, you could see the Kowloon side, the new territories, and a great view of Hong Kong from right above.
The pictures don't do justice.......

... times they even had the chickens, ducks, snakes, turtles, and small rodents out there by the fish ready to be plucked or skinned and served up. Beating heart to table side in about 15 minutes!

The kids tried: scorpion, turtle, and frog. (They liked all of those.) They ate spicy food and all the traditional Chinese food, like noodles, rice dishes, and dumplings. The younger three generally kept to their staples, but when nothing else was offered managed ...

... into chinese sizes! Eek! Great fun dressing up and painting. Made myself a Skeleton costume and Adele went as a very convincing pirate girl!

We set off for Disneyland Hong Kong bright and early and clad in very ridiculous costumes. The subway ride was slightly embarrassing but totally worth it! Disney was Awesome! Loved every second of it. They had three new Halloween attractions Demon Jungle, Haunted Hotel and ...

... home and seeing our family and friends (not to mention washing our clothes) but this has been a trip of a life time which we will never forget and we thank for spending the time on coming on the journey with us.

There has been to many highlights to single out any one but we are coming home with great memories and momentos to rememeber them all and we thank you for sharing this journey with us.

... a friend from work, Ryan, rang me and asked if I was in Hong Kong and wanted to meet up for a drink in Wan Chai at lunch. With it being on the way to the meeting point I went off to meet him. Even at 12:30 in the afternoon, Wan Chai was quite a site, all the bars bustling with people, most of whom were prostitutes. Ryan and his friends were already fairly inebriated having watched Ricky Hatton getting destroyed earlier. I stayed for one drink and agreed to meet up with him ...

A new day, a new island! On Lantau Island is the Tian Tan Buddha, also known as the Big Buddha, as it is the largest seated outdoor Buddha in the world. This involved taking the MTR to the island, then a twenty minute cable car ride to the top. What should have been a scenic journey was spoilt by the fact that we were unable to see either the cable car in front or behind us due to ...

... right to Ashley Road .

If coming by bus from the airport: Take Citybus' route A21 and alight at the last stop, outside the Star Ferry Pier. Then follow as above .


Classy restaurants, as well as some nice cafés, can be found in Tsim sha Tsui's five star hotels, as well as in the large, glittering shopping malls... Here are some ...

Hong Kong ischt d** Fuedliblutte Wahnsinn!!! Alles ist hi** auf Konsumation ausg**ichtet. Also sogar fu** einen Schweiz** krass! Auf Grund des Platzmangels gibts hi** vor alle hoche Hochhaeus**. Und in jedem dies** Hochhaeus** sind mindestens im Erdgeschoess, oeft**s auch in den **sten vi** Stockw**ken, Shops einquarti**t. Zwischendurch auch mal Restaurants, Banken od** aehnliches. Auf d** eigentlichen Hong Kong Island leben rund 7 Mio. Menschen auf 1'100 Quadratkilomet ...

... look forward to; we're off to Porto Heli, Greece (change of plan from Croatia) to spend the summer teaching our hobby for a living; does it get better? I will do occasional journals when appropriate; sign up to the notifier if you want to be, er, notified. A huge thank you to all our readers, especially those who have provided food and shelter; please keep in touch and if you feel like a sailing holiday, come and see us!

lots of love