Kowloon Park, Hong Kong Jan 8, 2012 Hong Kong in the sunshine! It's a warm sunny day, so we have checked out of the hotel, braved the metro again and come to Kowloon Park, which is beautiful, interesting and free!!!!
Tsin Sha Tsui Metro Station, Hong Kong Jan 7, 2012 We did it - we successfully negotiated the metro!! With a change!! Using an automated ticket machine!! And having to find an ATM on the way!! I'm rather pleased with myself - tour guide Barbie is back! (watch me make a complete mess of getting to the airport tomorrow afternoon now I've said that!!) Ps - Dinner: note to self - food courts are the future. The kids surveyed the many options and chose…hot dogs! I had a beef and noodles dish. We were all happy!!
Kowloon Side Of Harbour, Hong Kong Jan 7, 2012 We left our bus trip in Kowloon to experience the laser light show..…hmmm, the view was just beautiful at night, but the laser show left the children somewhat unimpressed!
Victoria Point, Hong Kong Jan 7, 2012 This was the starting point of this afternoons trip. Tour guide Barbie (me) took a back seat and tour guide Shirley entertained and informed us. We saw: The highest point on the island (murky in the photo but impressive in person) Aberdeen Typhoon Harbour where there were lots of houseboats and gorgeous yachts. We also had a trip on a little sampan (water taxi). Next was a jewellery factory (amazingly I could have spent a fortune but came away almost empty ...
Anytime - Still!!, Hong Kong Jan 7, 2012 This innocuous looking beverage is truly hideous. A Hong Kong speciality (apparently) - mixed tea & coffee. I know, I know - what should I expect?! But the resulting concoction is far far worse than I could even imagine!!