Blogs from Hong Kong, Asia - page 4

Hello! So today we were super tourists and did touristy things all day. Well, not all day, we didn't wake up till 10 and didn't leave our room till 11 and didn't finish breakfast until 1, because it then became lunch, and then the girls found some shops so that was a couple of hours...but after that, we did all the touristy stuff. In a truncated format. First up we went to the midlevel escalators, I didn't know what they were but I think probably everybody else does. But in case you share my ignorance, it's the biggest set of escalators in the world that join one level of Hong Kong to the next level with a bunch of shops and restaurants. It's cool. It's a lot cooler when the escalator's going the way you want ... read more

Hello, We got home really late last night after a LOT of walking, so hopefully my memory isn't too sketchy, I had to put this entry off till this morning. It was our last day in Macau today, so we just took it easy and hung out in the hotel pool after another long breakfast. The hotel is only a few minutes away from one of the ferry ports that links up to Hong Kong and also to the mainland, so we figured it would be just as easy to have a bit of a rest day. It wasn't a rest day in the end, we did heaps, but it was good to have a morning to relax a bit from all the stress of a holiday! Coming in and out of Hong Kong and Macau ... read more

So good of Steve & Emily to drive us in to Rydges Airport for our first night, met up with Pio and Dalyse at 8pm then quick snack. Walked over to the terminal but check in counters were closed. Back to Rydges for a night cap, shower then bed. After reasonable night sleep, although I woke up with a sore neck, different pillows. Kelly slept Ok after a bit. Both very tired, but ready & excited. Up at 4.45am to meet Pio & Dal for breakfast at 6am. Good buffet breakfast then final pack before heading over to check in at 7am. Check in was easy, unfortunately Dal couldnt upgrade as plaarded LH317, A380 and could see the difference to Qantas business class. Our seats first ones in section behind bulkhead so could be noisey. Big ... read more

Każda historia, która zmierza ku pozytywnemu zakończeniu pozwala w równie pozytywny sposób patrzec, z perspektywy czasu, na minione dni. Siedząc w pociągu Fungxiao z Changscha do Shenzhen myślimy o naszej dwudniowej walce o wydostanie się z wnętrzności chińskiego smoka zrelaksowani ale czesciowo przetrawieni. Ów zacharczal dziś przeciągle i wypluł nas na poludnie. Druga połowa wczorajszego dnia i pierwsza dzisiejszego nie była dla nas na pewno czasem straconym. Myślę nawet, że dowiedzieliśmy się o prawdziwych, dzisiejszych Chinach dużo więcej niż przez minione 2 tygodnie. Już w Zhangjiajie wiedziałem, że straciliśmy kolejny nocleg. Tym razem w Guangzhou. Powiewy Manghkuta skutecznie wyłączyły z użytku wszystkie trasy kolejowe prowadzące do Shenzhen. Nie chciałem więc przesadzać z kosztami noclegu w Changscha, nie wiedząc nawet czy i kiedy uda nam się tam dotrzeć. Zarezerwowaliśmy... read more

August 19 - Hong Kong - Dia 59 Leaving China at last! Needed to happen since my 60day visa was about to expire. Everything went nice and smoothly while heading to the airport. Arriving at the airport I saw two signs which made me laugh. One said National Flights while the other one read International Flights & HongKong & Taiwan. Seems that China definitely has some identity issues with Hong Kong & Taiwan. Excited to head to a new country I boarded the airplane and was off! Arriving at HongKong was a cultural shock. First gaze I was immersed in a city with much more cultural diversity. I could see Indians, Westerners, Europeans, Phillipeanians blending in the crowd. I was in a jungle of tall towers, being too small to see the surrounding landscape. Cars were ... read more