Blogs from Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Asia
Leaving Asia: Last week in Hanoi & Hong Kong
Published: April 6th 2012Asia » Hong Kong » Hong Kong Island » Wan Chai
April 6th 2012
We arrived in Hue late in the afternoon. We had lower berth, ‘soft sleeper’ tickets that evening on the overnight train from Hue to Ninh Binh - a city about an hour south of Hanoi. We had originally intended to spend three days exploring Hue - the Imperial capital of Vietnam - however we changed our mind at the last minute and spent the three days on the backs of motorcycles along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. So, here we were zooming through the streets for a fleeting visit on the way to the train station. The train gods were smiling on us as we had no upper berth-mates - the cabin to ourselves for the twelve hour journey and the cabin was actually clean. We read our books and enjoyed some beer and chips as ... read more
March 29th 2012
So today, we woke up at 1:00 realising that today was my second last day or this trip. We went and called room service because we missed our breakfast. We ordered 2 boxes of chicken supreme pizza each. It costs $12 ($98.65 in HKD), we paid our money and spent 2 hours eating and talking. When we finished we decided that we should go to the shops and buy all the things that we wanted. We got ready, brushed our teeth, and got dressed. We decided that we would go to the busiest shopping mall in Hong Kong; Hong Kong Times Square. This shopping mall was inspired by the Times Square in New York. When we went there, Shania and I were surprised at how many people there were and how busy it was. The Time ... read more
20th of September:) (last day)
Published: March 29th 2012Asia » Hong Kong » Hong Kong Island » Wan Chai
March 29th 2012
Today we slept in and woke up at 2:30pm. Today was our last day in Hong Kong. We called room service and ordered rice with curry chicken each. It cost $13 ($106.80 in HKD). When we finished eating, we got ready, brushed our teeth, got dressed and then did our makeup. We decided that we would not need to go anywhere because this was our last day. We watched movies like Glee season 1,2 and 3, South Park season 1 to 15, Big Bang Theory (all of the series) and we watched Friends (all the series) all day until 5:15pm. After we finished we went to go for a shower and then we packed all of our stuff including the things that we bought. Then we went in the car and drove to the owners address. ... read more
March 28th 2012
So today we woke up at 9:30am. When we woke up we were too lazy to do anything for half an hour so we just talked to each other, we haven't even gotten out of our beds yet. Half an hour later we decided to get dressed, we got ready and put on our make-up. When we were finished we talked about where we would go. In the middle of talking the workers came in and gave us breakfast. We ate it all, it tasted nice. When we were finished eating we thought about it more; where would we go today? Then we got a brilliant idea, we would be going to the Museum of Art and then later we would go to the Happy Valley Sports Ground to play tennis for a bit. We got ... read more
March 28th 2012
We woke up at 10:00am today, and we were starving for some food! It was like we didn't have any food for a week and we were stranded in a desert. The workers came in and gave us our breakfast, It was toast with 5 small hash browns and a cup of orange juice. We ate it all in 6 minutes and we were still hungry so we called room service. We ordered pepperoni pizza. The price was $6 ($49.30 in HKD) and I volunteered to pay for it because we only bought one. The pizza had 8 slices but was very big. It tasted really nice, it was very fresh. It tasted better than domino’s pizza, and in domino’s pizza the pizza is like the best! After we ate everything and was really full we ... read more
March 27th 2012
It was 11:50am when we both woke up, guess we slept in, we even missed our free breakfast. Shania and I got ready; we brushed our teeth and got dressed. Since we weren't hungry yet, I thought of an idea; to drive our new car that we hired for a test run. Shania thought that we should go to one of the tourist attractions, it took us a while to think of one but we finally thought of one, the Wan Chai markets, since we both absolutely love shopping. The Wan Chai market is only a 7 minute drive from the hotel. Shania started the car and drove their, when we reached our destination, we parked our car and got out of it. The Wan Chai market was not very big compared to the other buildings ... read more
March 27th 2012
We woke up at 6:30am the next day. 30 minutes later one of the workers came in and gave us our breakfast. It was fried eggs with a sandwich, 2 hash browns and bacon. We thanked him, and he went out. After we finished eating we both decided that we should not go anywhere for the next 2 days. So today Shania and I decided that we should go to the beauty salon. It took us 30 minutes trying to find the beauty salon that the hotel provided, we had to ask a random stranger to know the way and when he pointed it out to us, we thanked him and went the way he told us to go. We finally reached the beauty salon, they even do massages. When we went in, we told ... read more
March 27th 2012
We woke up at 10:25am with our aching backs. We just called room service and ordered fish and chips. We waited for the food and when it finally arrived they gave it to us and we paid them $27 ($221 in HKD). We stayed in our hotel room for hours since our appointment at the beauty salon doesn't start until 2:00pm. We watched television and after that we put some music on and we just talked and played truth or dare. When it was 1:30pm we ordered each a hamburger with small fries and watermelon juice. The price for this was $21 ($172.60 in HKD) each. The watermelon juice tastes amazing; it was sweet but had no sugar in it. If they sell them in Perth, in Australia in Woolworths or something like that, then ... read more
March 27th 2012
When we woke up, we were happy and feeling confident. It was 8:30am and the workers came in and gave us our breakfast. They gave us a bacon and egg sandwich and a glass of orange juice. We were sitting there and talking to each other about where we would go; it took us 20 minutes to eat all of our food. After that Shania and I got ready, we brushed our teeth and went for a quick shower. It took us 30 minutes to get ready and when we were finally ready Shania and I finally got a conclusion of where we wanted to go; The Morrison Hill Swimming Pool. So we put our bathers, towel (for when we get changed), spare clothes etc. in a bag. We decided not to use our car ... read more
March 27th 2012
Master Kai not only took the pitch for a hard fought 1/1 battle with football club, Master Kai also started his first job. His three day tack was as a runner form the 7's pitch to the Control Room. As a first job he did very well.... read more
