Harbour Plaza Metropolis Hotel

... convinced he could actually focus on anything, let alone read! Anyway, he desposited me outside the right hotel - The Harbour Plaza Metropolis in Kowloon. Hotel was great, with a huge marble lobby and very helpful (English speaking!) staff. Picked up ...

... had a wonderful time exploring Kowloon and HK island and eating amazing meals and enjoying the 5* luxury of the hotel on the harbour front with views of other islands and constant ferries and shipping. We did all the touristy things like a tram ride to ...

Harbour side dazzle is Hong Kong's clichéd namesake and drenched in the colour and festivities of Chinese New Year it didn't disappoint on my recent visit.      Kicking off my stay with the 'Symphony of Lights', the high rise buildings ...

... the fancy hotels; Four Seasons, Park Hyatt. On the corner we saw a small temple. Little odd, as if this huge modern metropolis had just encroached on it from all sides. Even more strange to find an elephant outside! Never seen an Asian elephant this close ...

... that completes our journey across the lake. At the other end we take another bus across the plains to La Paz, the highest metropolis in the world. We also arrive as the city is celebrating its 199th anniversary and the traffic is totally manic. We resort ...