We arrived into Hong Kong from Heathrow and were all a bit weary after the long flight overnight and also losing 7 hours with the time zone change, so after a quick shower and a power nap we went for a wander around the streets of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a lovely island, with so much development, highrise buildings everywhere, some beautiful big bridges and they also have some nice beach areas and hilly landscape.
We went on a city sightseeing bus tour which took us to Aberdeen Harbour where we had a ride on a Sanpan through the harbour which was bustling with lots of other Sanpans and heaps of fishing boats of varying sizes that all were mostly moored in the harbour having arrived back from fishing. The water in the harbour was really clean and clear and we would see fish swimming around in it. We saw the largest floating restaurant in the world which is on Victoria Harbour too. After that we visited a gold jewellery manufacturer and shop, saw Jackie Chan's big house overlooking Stanley Beach, visited and wandered around the Stanley Markets (and saw another resident market cat!) which were interesting and enjoyable to stroll around, it is just complicated dividing the Hong Kong dollar by 6 to work out how much everything costs in Australian dollars, but luckily I had David with me to work it out!!! Then we drove up to the top of Victoria Peak for the good views, but due to the misty atmosphere and drizzle we couldn't see anything much, we took the fenicular tram back down to the bottom of the mountain. It was an enjoyable tour as our Chinese Tour Guide was very funny, actually to say it like him, he was "Berry, Berry Funny!!!". Then it was back to the hotel, collect our bags and head for the airport for the final leg home, an another long overnight flight!!!
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