It was our final day in Hong Kong and fortunately it was to be a long one as we had arranged overnight flights back to the U.K. The sun was shining brightly through the large windows of the hotel restaurant as we enjoyed our final breakfast at the IBIS North Point. Back in our room …
Continue reading Day 11. Visiting Stanley, Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok airport is both large and well organised, meaning that reclaiming our luggage and heading out to the bus terminal to catch the City Flyer A11 service to North Point only took a matter of minutes. Rather than taking the Airport Express train from where we would have had to change …
Continue reading Day 2. Arriving in Hong Kong
Waking up to our first morning in Hong Kong we enjoyed breakfast in the hotel then walked the few steps to North Point MTR station where we purchased Octopus travel cards HK$150 each including a refundable deposit of HK$50, (only cash accepted for visitors). We topped up the cards an additional HK$100 each then took …
Continue reading Day 6. Riding the Hong Kong Peak Tram
After a leisurely hotel breakfast we took the MTR to Diamond Hill, Kowloon so that we could visit the Nan Lian Gardens, a haven of tranquility set amidst a myriad of towering apartment blocks. The gardens which only opened to the public in 2006 are designed in the Tang style and cover 3.5 hectares. The idea …
Continue reading Day 10. Nan Lian Gardens, Hong Kong
North Point metro station was our first stop, and literally about 2 minutes walk from our hotel. We bought two Octopus Cards (similar to the UK's Oyster Card) as we find it much more convenient and cheaper to use travel cards than have to purchase individual tickets. These cost HK$150 each including an HK$50 refundable …
Continue reading Day 2. Tsim Sha Tsui and The Star Ferry, Hong Kong
Another ride on the iconic Star Ferry over to Kowloon then the metro to Mong Kong to explore the markets. Mong Kong is full of atmosphere and is a chaotic mix of stalls selling fake designer labels alongside cheap local products. Bartering over the price seems to be the norm, so expect to pay at least …
Continue reading Day 7. Mong Kok and an evening trip up The Peak, Hong Kong
After breakfast it was time to pack. Even though we had bought several bags of clothes, a remote controlled helicopter and various other bits and pieces, it wasn't too difficult as Emirates provide a generous 30kg baggage allowance and we had plenty of room in our large suitcases. We checked out of the Ibis Hotel, North Point …
Continue reading Day 9. Stanley and the Star Ferry, Hong Kong
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