Blogs from Kowloon, Hong Kong, Asia - page 88

We stayed only one night in Gaungzhou, (Main land China), as there wasn't a lot going on! We had a walk around Shamain Island where we were staying & brought our tickets to get to Hong Kong for the following day. By 4pm we were bored so decided to purchase some light refreshments, (in the form of vodka), and go & sit in the sun in the local park & watch people sing & practice Thai Chi. In the evening we went to a nice restaurant, unfortunately we didn't get exactly what we ordered but even so we tried Goose, (which was nice.) Upon leaving we spotted a bar & on investigating the drinks list I realised they sold white wine, even better, when it arrived it was cold, (a bit unusual for China), so decided ... read more

Arrived in at our hostel about 3pm on Wednesday feeling awful. I had been sick before we left Guanghouz and had a strange sensation of being on a boat (like the whole ground was moving), so my first day was spent in bed. Erica went out for tea and brought me back something to settle my stomach and some food for when i was feeling better, bless her. About 8pm i managed to eat and was on the mend! On Thursday i was ready to make up for the day i had lost. We caught the ferry across to Hong Kong Island and headed straight for Victoria Peak. I had read alot about it and i was not disapointed, the view from up there was amazing. Next we headed to the zoological and botanical gardens, they ... read more

After finally getting off of the plane (Quantas rules by the way. Constantly giving food out!) I headed for my hostel in down town Kowloon. I meet a spanish chick on my bus who is also staying at my hostel so i at least have company for the next few days. Upon arrival, i am fairly pleased with my room. However after trying to get a quick power-nap i quickly realise that my bed is right next to two toilets. Fine i thought at least i have quick access. But after the owner of the place took the noisiest piss i've ever heard, i had to move to a different room. Honestly it sounded like a camel was pissing on my ear! I leave this hostel to find a new room which is located on the ... read more

Nun ist er endlich da! Der Weihnachtsbaum wurde nachts still und heimlich, eigentlich recht laut (war gerade auf dem Heimweg) enthuellt, und am nächsten Morgen erschien er dann in voller Pracht. Mit dem zusätzlichen Weihnachtsgeduddel durch die Lautsprecher stimmt man sich hier also auf das Weihnachtsfest ein. Doch im Moment ist es bei euch auch nicht besser, doch ich wünsche euch, dass das Wetter in Deutschland etwas "weihnachtlicher" und nicht Hongkong-licher wird: 25C am 8. Dezember, 4UTC (Ortszeit 12:00) Eine schöne Adventszeit wünscht euch Svenja! ... read more

Hello! Well got back from Hong Kong last Wednesday. No-one told me it was rainy season!!! But all was wellJ When I first arrived, I had a few hours to wonder around nearby the. I discovered a $10 store (that's less than AUD$2!), and it's so much better. Almost like Reject Shop or Go-Lo, but still much better. There was so much baking stuff, and Sanrio things. Walked to Tsuen Wan (I love attempting to say the words hehehe) MTR station and rode it to Admiralty to change to Causeway Bay. Everything is so straight forward, easy to follow. All the directions are also translated into English, even the speaker on the MTR. I'm sure if I rode it often I would also be able to memorize all the stops along the way in their language ... read more

Nun ist es endlich soweit, auch hier beginnt die Weihnachtszeit. Den Engländer sei Dank, dass es auch hier Weihnachtsdeko, Tannenbäume und Plätzchen gibt. Und ich habe heute zum ersten Mal ein Sweatshirt an! Es sind nur noch 23C, und das um 10 Uhr morgens. Es ist zwar nicht wirklich notwendig bei den Temperaturen ein langärmliges Oberteil anzuziehen, doch so langsam kann ich meine T-shirts nicht mehr sehen, und freue mich endlich wieder etwas anders anzuziehen. Oder ich sollte vielleicht einfach mal shoppen gehen. Anziehsachen sind nicht teuer, wobei die Preise doch sehr variieren. Wer will kann auch gut und gerne 100EUR oder mehr für einen Pulli ausgeben. Das Gepäckproblem wird dadurch wohl auch nicht größer, denn bei T-shirts fuer 2EUR darf man keine Luxusqualität erwarten, und bei dem Preis kann ich mich nach einem Jahr auch ... read more