Hong Kong Stories


Hong Kong Day 2

July 2nd Hong Kong We got up early on what would prove to be a long, tiring but very enjoyable day and after showering went out for some breakfast. The exorbitant room rate at the Langham didn't include breakfast. Anyway, not to worry, we both fancied some local fare and ended up at a Dim Sum place just around the corner where I took a few photos - and...


Hong Kong day two

We slept in until midday as we were so tired and jet lagged, although I could have slept in much longer. We left the flat soon after we woke up as we had to meet one of Sarah's friends, Simon for lunch, so we went to a nice Vietnamese to have our Breakfast / lunch. After our lunch Simon went back to work and me and Sarah caught the bus up to Victoria pe...


Arriving in Hong Kong

We arrived at 7:20 in the morning after our 12 hour flight from Paris to Hong Kong. After we had alrady flown from Edinburgh at 7AM UK time. The airport was very nice and modern and it was easy enough to collect our baggage and make it through passport control. Once through I bought an octopus card which is used as payment for most of the public trans...


Jet lagged in Hong Kong

After a long sleepless flight on which I watched 3 movies and 3 episodes of Dexter, I landed in Hong Kong. I just spent one day there though. Crowded will really tall, skinny skyscrapers and lots and lots of shoppers, it wasn't really my kind of place (as I had suspected). I managed to get some nice views from the top of Victoria Peak even though ...