We had a really good nights sleep and got up for 7am to go on an island tour. After breakfast we were collected by a minibus and a tour guide called Michelle (definately not her real name). It took nearly an hour to get under the river to hong kong island and start the tour due to the traffic. According to Michelle rush hour goes from 7am in the morning till 10pm at night, they try hard to discourage car ownership by putting a 100% surcharge in new vehicles but it still is failing. Just to bore you but the HK economy is in such a good state they held a budget while we were out there and everyone was given money back in either months without paying taxes, hand outs and free rents!
Anyway away from the politics and back to the trip. We drove up the hills until we came to a tram station. We then took a tram up a hill side that Michelle assured us was a 27 degree angle but felt more like 90 degrees. It took about 10 minutes to reach the top, unfortunately it was foogy but still some amazing views as you will see from the pictures. What amazed us more at the top was a full shopping arcade, not just an odd shop but about 40-50 including a macdonalds. We could also see the china sea from the other side the peak.
From the peak we were taken to a harbour where the famous Jumbo floating restaurant is situated and the boat people live. We took a tour of the harbour. From there we were taken to a jewellery factory, if they were cheap prices then the real prices would be silly!
Finally we went down to the sea and walked around a local market and had lunch.
We arrived back at the hotel for 3pm and had to pack and be out the room for 4pm. We went for a long walk back around all the shops and side streets and again found another market (the one we couldn't find on the first night.) We bought a few bargains but most of the stuff was cheap or fake crap!
We got back to the hotel and dcided to try the hotel buffet, I am glad we had not found it before for two reasons, firstly it was very expensive but secondly because we would have put on stones in weight. It had italian, chinese, japanese, american etc.etc. It also had the most amazing dessert section, probably 40-50 desserts, including a chocolate fountain. We finally prized ourselves away and got ready to leave. Our airport transfer taxi arrived early and we set off to Hong Kong airport.
The airport was an airport we sat in the lounge and flew on time.
I am writing this from Brisbane airport, we have 6 hours to wait here, we had hoped to go into town and get our first feel of Aussie life but they wouldn't let us as we are transit passengers so instead here we are updating the blog and watching the world go by. Next stop New Zealand!!
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