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HK is blessed transport options. Getting around is a pleasure. It is definitely neither a chore to complete nor a journey to endure. Here the transport options are part of the attraction. Incidentally, it takes just 30 minutes to get to the centre of Hong Kong (technically HK does not have a centre as it is built over a series of islands, but the end of Nathan Road is as good as any!). Along the way there are a few stops to get on the main underground metro too. We like this place!
Crossing from HK island to Central requires a nine minute ferry ride with Star Ferries costing pennies! How can you not be charmed when ferries have names like Morning or Celestial Star? And the view is one of the HK skyline! Many people say that the Star Ferries are the symbol of Hong Kong itself.
To get away from it all, there are a few beaches on some of the islands around the HK. One of the favourites is Lammu Island and it was just a short 30min ferry ride away. We had been warned that weekends find the beaches packed but we were pleasantly surprised to see that there was "nobody here". OK, there is a Chinese "nobody"!
We must have chosen the hottest day in HK's history to walk over the island. It is just a short 6km walk to get from one side to the other. But in this heat, we literally swam there in our sweat. Even with sweat in our eyes and blinding sun, you can't miss one of the massive power stations on the island. The three vast chimneys tower over the island almost daring you to challenge their right to be there! HK has a lot of people that want a lot of power and electricity to help them make a lot of money. But power needs to be generated and it is here on the wayward islands that they do that.
Although there were plenty of people splashing in the water in the shadow of the station and we were blazing hot, there was no way that I was going in! The colour of the water was certainly not that inviting. It felt a little Springfield-esque with Burns' nuclear power station looming over everything. I would not have been surprised to have see Homer and Bart somewhere on the beach!
Destinations end was a tiny little village with a few seaside restos. But the difference here was that each one had tanks and bowls of seafood. Here you literally see your food, chose it and 10 minutes later it is on your plate! You can't complain that your seafood is not fresh. One minute swimming away and the next you are on a plate. If you have seen the beginning of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life with the fish, then perhaps they got their inspiration from HK's Lamma Island's seafood (sic) restaurants!
"Oh, look there's fred!"
"Poor blighter"
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