{"id":1557,"date":"2012-11-06T19:57:57","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T18:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billandrews.co.uk\/?page_id=1557"},"modified":"2017-04-05T10:44:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T09:44:42","slug":"1998-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/billandrews.co.uk\/?page_id=1557","title":{"rendered":"1998 Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday – met at 8.30 by Pieter & Ginny at the brand new airport. Caught
\nbuses into town. Had coffee from Pieter’s flask in a square full of
\nfountains & Philipino maids. Caught the ferry to Lamma Island. Struggled
\nup the hill with a very heavy case in great heat and collapsed for lunch
\nand a sleep in their air conditioned flat. Went for a swim at a beach
\nabout a 20 minute walk away, dodging the litter. Back through the village
\nof Tai Peng to supper and an early night after a lot of catching up.
\nMonday – jet lag day. Had breakfast at 2pm. Went for swim and read our
\nbook – now onto God – lazy day.
\nTuesday – our first day in HK alone. Caught a bus and Peak tram to the
\npeak, looked at the views and shops. Caught the bus back down had a
\nfast-food Chinese lunch and walked to town. Went on the longest moving
\npavement and bought some bowls for our stir-fries at home. Caught ferry
\nback and went for swim on Lamma.
\nWednesday – bird & jade market & temple with Ginny. Lunch at Delifrancs.
\nLooked at shoes for Sue and M&S. Swim again.
\nThursday – went to Lantau to Po Lin temple and the beach.
\nFriday – Stanley market with Ginny, bought loads of Xmas presents, met
\nPete for a beer, a trip up in a glass lift and an expensive and
\ndisappointing Chinese meal.
\nSaturday – a walk to Lo So Shing beach on Lamma in the searing heat. A
\npicnic on the beach, several swims and a walk back. Then a meal at a
\nseafront restaurant with 2 American friends, a banker & his wife with lots
\nof money, no family & nowhere to call home.
\nSunday – to Shek O beach, via ferry, (through the millions of Philippino
\nmaids), tram right through HK, then bus over the hill. Water a little
\ncooler, beach pretty but crowded, 34C. Another picnic. Back by quicker
\nbus, supper, bed.
\nMonday – to Macau by jetfoil. Catch bus to Leal Senado after dodging the
\ntour touts. Straight to market stalls to purchase Xmas presents at
\namazing prices – shorts at $5 (40p). Find veggy restaurant for lunch.
\nMore shopping & sight seeing with St Paul’s facade, gardens. Lots of
\nwalking in incredible heat. Find Mondial hotel @ 6pm to my relief – air
\nconditioned, en suite for $322 (\u00a325) for the room. I felt homesick.
\nShower, then out looking for dinner. Fancy pizza but end up in place with
\nChinese only menu (although they produce English one) we choose badly but
\neat well.
\nTuesday – Leave hotel after ablutions and guava juice. Catch cable car to
\nflower gardens. Breakfast near the top of the city, walk down past fort,
\nslightly lose our way and have a hot walk to the centre. Buy yet more
\npresents with me complaining about the heat. Lunch in the same place as
\nyesterday, more shopping, a hot walk to find the bus stop, then to A-Ma
\ntemple and the maritime museum. A man cutting a tree down was as
\ninteresting as the temple and the museum was closed. Hunt for supermarket
\nand wine, brandy and Chinesey snacks successful but for cakeshop with
\ncustards not so. Hot & exhausted we catch the turbocat back and meet
\nGinny at the ferry terminal. A stir fry tea then I write some of this up
\nwhile Sue & Ginny watch ER with Pete & me complaining.
\nWednesday – Caught a ferry to Central then another to Cheung Chau. There
\nwere loads of junks & fishing vessels and a crowded, but low-rise, harbour
\nfront. We explored the modern fish & veg market, then looked for a temple
\nin great heat. The guide sent us in the wrong direction. Had a picnic
\nlunch on the beach and stayed there all afternoon. Bought two lovely fish
\nand some veg and custards for tea then two hours travelling home.
\nThursday – to Botanical gardens
\nFriday – cleaned flat, tea Penisular Hotel, evening at Temple St Market
\nSaturday – last day, nothing really worked out – saw Chinese children’s
\ndancing show after 3 hrs of travelling.
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Hong Kong island skyline<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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Ginny, Piet and Sue on the Star ferry<\/p><\/div>\n

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The walk up to the flat on Lama Island<\/p><\/div>\n

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Back down from the flat<\/p><\/div>\n

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Visit to the big Budda<\/p><\/div>\n

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The long climb<\/p><\/div>\n

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The monastry<\/p><\/div>\n

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Visit to Macau<\/p><\/div>\n

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Out with Piet and Ginny<\/p><\/div>\n

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Market, posh tea and slides<\/p><\/div>\n

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