wed 7th april: went for a swim in the rain . swapped hotels. sorted out the visa application. went to kowloon today via star ferries. walked the promenade then up nathan road. stopped at ten hau temple. got food at the spaghetti house, it was lovely. had a good bit of bartering done in temple st night market for souvenirs for beth. saw the symphony of lights. it was really clear. amazing. took lots of photos. caught ferry back and mtr to newton hotel.

thurs 8th: ocean park today, weather was horrid to start off. caught public buses again. wasnt much there really. couple of good rides, a cool aquarium and of course the pandas!! spent i think most of the time with the pandas for beth, which i didnt mind at all. caught bus to admiralty and then went up peak. again picked a good night as it was very clear. stunning setting. had food in one of the restaurants overlooking hong kong.

friday 9th: did the peak in the morning and walked around the shopping malls at the top. went to the bird aviary in hong kong park - beth had a little present lol. then did the midway escalators. got some cocktails at happy hoiur and decided to stay out in soho.

sat 10th: picked up my visa, then caught mtr to go to outer territories. saw a temple, abandoned village and the 10000 buddhas monestary which was amazing. best temple ive been to so far. bought train ticket for guangzhou -guilin (after some effort). went to kowloon and temple market, ate at a little busy cafe on temple st to give beth a feel of asian life. went to the harbour to see the skyline, but wasnt very clear. star ferry and mtr back to hotel -city gardens hotel.

changed hotels 4 times, but that was because of me, trying to find a more reasonable priced one that wouldnt cripple me.

dont know why, and not being a fan of cities at all. i absolutely fell in love with hong kong.