Wow what a day! Hong Kong is FULL ON! Noisy, busy and bright but with a very positive vibe,(at risk of sounding like an ageing hippy) and everyone very welcoming. Especially if you're in the market for a tailor made suit (by tomorrow, very cheap) or fake designer handbag. "Darling - how could you possibly think I would buy a fake Louis Vuitton? " We woke up fairly late and after an 'international' hotel breakfast comprising everything from strange shapes floating in milky liquid to American waffles in maple syrup- hit the town. We surprised ourselves with our map reading capabilities and took the underground to HK island and took the tram up to Victoria Peak. The tram is a 'double reversible funicular railway'; the seats only face UP the mountain- and we realised on the way back this was because if you faced forward on the way down you'd fall off. The slope is up to 27 degrees and rises from 28 m to 396 m above sea level. Quite an impressive set up really and by the time we realised how scary it was we were at the top. The view was very murky- not unusual I understand given the pollution heading this way from mainland China, but given the enormous size of the skyscrapers there was a lot to see and well worth the trip. Lots of tacky shops selling bright plastic things which we thought were very expensive until we worked out we'd got the exchange rate wrong. Spot the accountant! Sophie (magpie) Hawes in retail heaven. There was also an EA Game shop where we played huge screen Sims and racing games for an hour or two 'til we could drag Rich away… 
..we wandered round the main streets for a while then caught the Star Ferry back over to Kowloon- good view of the skyscrapers- then when it got dark went to the Avenue of Stars for a grandstand view of the 'Symphony of lights'- a spectacular show with the facades of the buildings glowing with moving lights, synchronised with music, strobe lights and lasers- very impressive. There's not much of that goes on in Chepstow. During the day the skyscrapers looked grey and static; but the lights brought out a different dimension and they almost seemed to be dancing.
By then we'd 'hit the wall' and had a quick meal before collapsing. Jonny, I'm sorry but we weren’t feeling brave enough to try the 'Spring Deer' restaurant… looked a bit too authentic to us!
Can't say I remember anything of HK from my last visit here at the age of two- I imagine it has changed significantly. For all its business and bustle it seems pretty intimate and approachable. Not sure I'd want to stay more than a couple of days though... Sadly there's been no sign of my first love, Tucker Jessie Cruse Jnr , much to Sophie's disappointment.
More sightseeing tomorrow… plane at 8.15 pm… can't wait! Bye for now folks.
..we wandered round the main streets for a while then caught the Star Ferry back over to Kowloon- good view of the skyscrapers- then when it got dark went to the Avenue of Stars for a grandstand view of the 'Symphony of lights'- a spectacular show with the facades of the buildings glowing with moving lights, synchronised with music, strobe lights and lasers- very impressive. There's not much of that goes on in Chepstow. During the day the skyscrapers looked grey and static; but the lights brought out a different dimension and they almost seemed to be dancing.
By then we'd 'hit the wall' and had a quick meal before collapsing. Jonny, I'm sorry but we weren’t feeling brave enough to try the 'Spring Deer' restaurant… looked a bit too authentic to us!
Can't say I remember anything of HK from my last visit here at the age of two- I imagine it has changed significantly. For all its business and bustle it seems pretty intimate and approachable. Not sure I'd want to stay more than a couple of days though... Sadly there's been no sign of my first love, Tucker Jessie Cruse Jnr , much to Sophie's disappointment.
More sightseeing tomorrow… plane at 8.15 pm… can't wait! Bye for now folks.
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