Sunday, 15 Jul 2007 | Views [567] | Comments [2]
Hong Kong has the world's only two-storey trams, a trip on one of which will cost you no more than 20 of your Euro cents. Given that it was Sunday, and the locals were in chill out mode by unusually having picnics on the streets, we took to the trams ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Saturday, 14 Jul 2007 | Views [573]
What'll we do today? Em, he replied, how about a short trip over to see that 23 metre tall statue of a sitting Buddha. Two boat trips and a long bus trip (all packed into a mere two hours) later we reached said statue - took a few snaps, got an ice cream, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Friday, 13 Jul 2007 | Views [538]
The view from the peak of the highest mountain on Hong Kong island really can't be done justice in a photograph (although our effort is provided above). It truly presents a spectacular image of the city and surrounding areas and demonstrates simultaneously ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thursday, 12 Jul 2007 | Views [532] | Comments [1]
Early mornings and airports - in fairness, neither of us were ever meant to have to endure the two together. Regardless, we dragged ourselves out of bed at 5:30 am (yes, such a time really exists) and set forth to the airport ranked as the world's number ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles