Hong Kong Trip
Sat. 21 Dec Leave for Hong Kong. Departure 1845 but due to high winds, low visability, 1 hour 15 minutes late taking off.
Sun. 22 Dec Arrive midnight HK time. Train to Hong Kong Station to meet Heather and Gordon. Bed about 0230HK time. Morning... went to HK Academy School where Heather teaches. Then went to the Peak (Mt. Victoria) with Heather, Gordon and Jill & Andy (H&G's friends on holiday from NZ) Explored markets in the West and East Lanes in Central.
Mon. 23 Dec Bought Chinse dress (HK$148). Trudi arrived in HK, met her at HK Station. Applied for Chinese Visa and booked China trip. Dinner with Trudi, Anita, Heather, Gordon, Jill, Andy and Indi (who was in HK for 2 days). Indi, Trudi, Anita and I went to Lan Kwai Fong to explore the night scene and have a couple of drinks!
Tue. 24 Dec Anita's 22nd birthday! Went to Ocean Park Theme Park for the day. (click on link to see Ocean Park' website!) It wa the most coolest theme park I have been to (except for Disneyland). Has the best rides! Thai Dinner at Marine Square (South Horizons). Jill and Andy returned to NZ. Watched some cool Christmas Carols being sung by residents of Sth Horizons in the courtyard about midnight.
Wed. 25 Dec CHRISTMAS DAY! Went by ferry to Cheung Chau and had a picnic lunch on the beach! Explored the wee island which has no motorised traffic on it! Climbed through the Pirates Cave.
Thu. 26 Dec Went to Stanley Market with Heather and Trudi.
Fri. 27 Dec Hong Kong
Sat. 28 Dec Hong Kong
Sun. 29 Dec Early wakeup call and went to Guangzhou in China by train.
Mon. 30 Dec Guangzhou, China
Tue. 31 Dec Went to Macau for a day trip. Travelled there by hydrofoil ferry. (1 hour trip). Home for New Years Eve. Went to Lan Kwai Fong and after 1 1/2 hours waiting couldnt get in (there were sooooo many thousands of people) so countdown was in the street and then we went home!
Wed. 1 Jan NEW YEARS DAY! Went with Anita and Trudi to the infamous floating restaurants in HK, then to Lantau Island (biggest Island in HK) to see the Big Buddah.
Thu. 2 Jan Left HK on an early flight for Narita, Japan. Left HK and it was 16 degrees at 0630 in the morning, to arrive to a beautiful clear day in Tokyo, but a chilly 0degrees! Talk about a shock to the system!
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