So after catching up on a little sleep we arrived in Hong Kong. We were going to be staying with Jenn and Colin Heaters cousin and husband, unfortunately they had to work that morning so they arranged for a taxi to pick us up, the guy didn’t speak much English but we eventually managed to head off to meet Colin at his school (they are both teachers out there), but not before a very strange conversation with somebody on the taxi drivers mobile, it turned out he had called Colins school to tell them we had arrived, but as they were not the ones expecting us they didn’t really care. Colin met us and took us to their apartment which like the rest of Hong Kong is in a High rise building; they are on the 17th floor and have great views. We spent that afternoon chilling out, which was appreciated after the previous night, after Colin got back from his welsh choir performance (he is Canadian go figure) we headed out for dinner. Jenn had a very nice restaurant to take us to but we had to wait a while for a table so headed to a bar that server real English beer. After the best meal we had had in months we headed for a bar that Jenn said served great margaritas, this is the point where things went slightly wobbly for the girls, as you will see on the photos. The bar was in an area called the mid levels, it is packed with swanky bars and restaurants, and the best bit is that you have an 800m escalator ride to get there; it’s the biggest in the world you know!
The morning started in the afternoon, some people who shall remain nameless (but I will say it wasn’t me or Colin) didn’t wake up until midday, and another nameless person (not me, Colin or Jenn) may have been a bit sick. I don’t like to name names. That afternoon we popped out and decided to treat ourselves to an iPod video, so now we have lots of movies to watch on long Central American bus rides. We went to the night market that night (obviously at night) where Jenn and Colin did more souvenir shopping than us, after that we walked to the avenue of stars to take in Hong Kong’s night time sky line. Then we caught the star line ferry across the harbour, a bit choppy but short enough not to make Heather ill.
The next day went to see the giant sitting Buddha and try out Hong Kong newest attraction the 360 cable car. It was great day out very different than the tourist sights we had seen recently, everything was technologically orientated. Unfortunately there was no escalator to help us to the top this time, but the climb was beautiful, it’s amazing how green Hong Kong is. It was a long day so we decided to head back to Jenn and Colin’s place and order a takeaway, I had a fantastic steak, it was very cathartic, I feel that I have made up for the cow that attacked me in India.
We spent our last day chilling out, loading movies and music onto our new toy and gorging ourselves on sushi. Our last night was spent visiting the Peak, which I think is the highest point in HK and where the rich people live. We had a great dinner watching night descend on the city below us.
We had a great time visiting Jenn and Colin, Hong Kong is a great place and we would have liked to have stayed longer. This is strange as neither of us had ever really been that bothered about visiting. But it is so unlike any where else we have been, so clean technology everywhere, you don’t even need money, they have an octopus card that you charge with credit and can then use to pay for transport, starbucks, convenience stores, all sorts. Big Thanks to Jenn and Colin for making us so welcome and showing us a great time. See you in Canada guys.
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