Harbour Plaza Resort City Hong Kong

... weekend and ended up taking some photos of the skyline. The weather has not been that great of late although it has cooled down it has still rained quite a bit.

Everything is going well in my house my Hong Kong flat mate has gone to Canada for 3 months to see is sick sister and my French banker house mate I don't see much of, its like having my own place here which is good because I can just relax and watch ...

... and 3 movies later we arrived in Hong Kong feeling unusually refreshed. Got the train and a free bus (thank you Mummy and Daddy W) to the Hostel on the 15th floor and unloaded our bags.
Went for a walk around and grabbed a nice bite to eat....but not the sweet and sour chickens feet which Gary want to try....Yuk!!

1st October 2009

Lynne....

Had an easy day yesterday, walked along the Broad ...

... sad to leave it!!!).

Lewey had decided to investigate a video camera, since electronics very cheap. There were multiple stores on way home from Market, although soggy and sore footed Dee was nhj (not happy Jan). We eventually found a potential bargain, Sony camera for $1700HK (around $250 AUD), currently selling in Aus for around $700. After withdrawing some cash (credit card situation was dodgy), we were told to wait for 5 mins while they go and buy the camera from a Sony ...

... pusher complete with the trench coat.

From the sea of clothes we moved onto an airport hanger sized mall dedicated to cell phones and assorted other electronics which made the mall in Guangzhou look juvenile. It was all a little overwhelming and after you threw in the enthusiastic tide of shoppers ebbing in and out, it was all more then a mere mortal could take. We abandoned our shopping extravaganza for some street meat and then Luke ...

... in one spot. I bargained it down to 1650 HK with a 2 gb memory card. I was pretty happy. I decided to go for it, it would be a big upgrade on my other camera. They swiped my credit card on an old machine making the copy that gets sent off to the bank and stuff. Old style. And then they sent a guy off to pick up my camera in the back. While that guy was gone, they started talking about how, essentially, they'd just sold me a ****** camera ...

... in again on our next visit. we did some last min shopping where we did our best to overstuff our already bursting luggage. I was also pretty happy that I could find my boots (2 of them !) in Argyle Centre. Each pair only costs me like S$40 whereas e other pair I saw in watercress street a few nights ago was ugly & 3 or 4x e price. left earlier to e ...

... hjem om aftenen. Ida var også ankommet, og det var skønt at se hende igen! Hun ligner heldigvis sig selv. Vi gik samlet ud og spise på en indisk restaurant. Jeg synes at maden var ret lækker, men den var vist lidt rigelig stærk for de fleste. Nytårsaftensdag fulgtes Frits og Ida, Pierre og Melanie og jeg ad. Vi tilbragte igen dagen på Hong Kong-øen, hvor vi besøgte World Finanacial Center. Herefter tog vi en lift op til Victorias Peak, en bakke hvorfra man har en skøn udsigt ...

... a few more places I hadn't yet seen. I sent to the flower market and then the Bird Market. The flower market had all kind of flowers, and especially orchids. The Chinese really like their birds. There were men watching their birds, or moving their cages around to see them better, or get them in the sun or out of the sun... or maybe just taking them for a walk to give them some air, or a different view?? Then ...

... to Hong Kong takes the same picture in front of the HK skyline -- then went to the Zoological and Botanical Gardens, before finishing the afternoon off at the Temple Street Night Market. After a short stop back at the university to shower and change, we headed back out on the town so I could get a cell phone and we could eat some late-night dinner. I packed it in early last night to save up for my last night of partying before school ...