Regal Oriental Hotel - Hong Kong

I always get struck by this weird feeling before leaving. You want to go, but you' re leaving things behind as well. You' re 'in limbo'. Long transfers extend that feeling. Otherwise, the Hong Kong airport is a bliss. Even for ten hours. Clean, clean and clean. You can see pictures of the person cleaning your toilet with the message 'Thank you for using our service'. I think they're taking it a bit too far, but well.

Hong Kong, China waltswalkabout

... and Dad had been recently and gave me a lot of suggestions of what to do during our time there so that was really helpful. When the ship cleared in the midmorning Tommy and I and 3 of our friends got off and headed to the city. We were docked right across the river from the main part of the city on Hong Kong Island so we had to take a ferry across, which was cool and gave us good views of the skyline. We then hopped in a cab and went to the top of ...

... on people. Think of something beyond surgical masks, hats and brown contacts. This nose has got to go. Actually, speaking of Asians, a lot of the Chinese here actually look more Phillipino than the Chinese I saw in Beijing and Shanghai. I think they’re still Han, but it’s something I must look up.

Nathan road was too much for me, so, as it was getting late, I decided to take in sunset on The Peak. This would have been achieved quite ...

... off and all I want to do is relax and not do any sports what so ever.

During one of my days off monday which was a public holiday I went over to the kawloon side to walk around some of the markets. The temple street market which wasnt really getting going when I was there was intersting and really different to the main island where I live, it feels like the proper china. from there I went over to the ladies market in Mong kok which is a realyl famous ...

... to the 16th floor. Every floor has a appartment floor. But every floor is not that big, but they all rent out appartments for people like us who donīt go to a Hotel......Imagine about 24 rooms at every floor times 4 times 16...?? And quess all the names of the floors...???

So we found a room on the 8th floor of the 2nd apartment block, room NR 22..... Clean, and just renewd and rebuild and " eeuuh refurbished....very nice Sir, all new Sir..." We had 1 problem......we ...

... season afterall, but I didn't see a drop of rain all weekend...

I visited Temple Street's night market in Kowloon back in 2005 and it was the first time that I'd experienced the thrill of exploring alone in a culture so vastly different to my own. Wandering around the streets in that area brought the memories flooding back - more than four years have passed since then and I've grown a lot as a person in that time. It's strange how I could remember my way around so ...

... and comfortable rooms, at a reasonable price, right in the middle of trendy Causeway Bay. The air-conditioned rooms are all clean and tidy, with ensuite toilet/shower, TV, free internet connection, phone (free calls within Hong Kong), clean bed linen and towels, and shared refrigerator, microwave and kettle... Otherwise, the staff are nice and speak reasonable English, which is ...

... not be a fully integrated part until 2040. So for now Hong Kong is part of China and Hong Kong is not part of China. Instead of the Chinese Yuan it uses the Hong Kong Dollar. Upon arrival in Hong Kong, you begin to notice the difference between these two sections of China. To further differentiate the difference it was warm and sunny when we arrived in Hong Kong. The city is situated around a busy harbor and beginning to grow over the ...

... customs don't accept any bottles bought in duty free at all. Felt vaguely hungary, as as it was technically lunchtime here (although 1.30am for us!) we tried our luck with a noodle bar. I had basic stir fried noodles with shredded chicken and Pauly had yang chow fried rice. OK, but to be honest, Wagamama's back home is better I reckon :) I'll try to upload some photos later

... him in Space Prison so I got my mug on screen as being wanted by Space Patrol. The remainder of the day was spent riding Space Mountain until it closed. We then walked/ran outside to the Hub to see the remainder of the fireworks. As we ran the fireworks exploded above us as the high winds were blowing them way off-centre. Limited shelter was available under a tree and in the rain shadow of the park information board. In light of the extreme weather and the cancellation of the ...