A Ride on a Bus - Day Two Hong Kong

Well now we know what jet lag is. We both woke at 2am and were wide awake till 4:30am. Took the time to chat on Facebook (Have a good holiday Tomas) and shop around for a new watch. I gave up on that because it’s actually cheaper to buy them in the UK. Gone are the days when you can go to places like Hong Kong and Taiwan and pick up cheap electrical gismos and watches. These countries have grown economically over over the years, whereas we, the mighty power that we once were are now just about still on par with them.

We woke again at 10:50am feeling drained, hungry and miffed that we had wasted so much of the day.

                                                      See the bags under my eyes?

Hong Kong is fantastic if you want pigeon or chicken complete with head attached for breakfast, but I like something a little less full on, like coffee and a bacon butty. That’s just what we got in the end, (after an hour of walking around the streets) thank god for Starbucks is all I can say.

Next up, a bus ride to The Peak. This is the highest hill overlooking Hong Kong Island.

I am still laughing at Lucy. It’s a narrow road that winds up the 550 meter high rugged rock with huge drops the other side of the two foot wall that the double decker bus almost scrapes along as he speeds up around blind bends oblivious to the other cars and lorries coming down the hill. I recommend this ride to any fairground ride junkie. Fantastic. Lucy kept her eyes shut most of the time and moaned loudly every time we went around a curve.

Unfortunately it was another warm grey day so the view was spoiled by the hazy mist that obscured some of the buildings in the distance. It’s still a view to behold though, and the ride down again on a cable tram was ok and very steep, but Lucy enjoyed it so as you can imagine I snored all the way to the bottom.

Did the obligatory shopping malls and went to the cinema to see “Inception” (Does the top stop spinning?) Great movie.



 Went back to the Star Ferry terminal and watched the light show from that side of the harbour before getting a boat back to Kowloon, eating a huge  t-bone steak at an American Diner and going back to the hotel to write this blog.



We are both very tired but will stay up till 1.00 am to see if that helps us sleep. It’s another long flight tomorrow, but that’s not until 23:00hrs.

Next stop Aus.

Den

2 comments:

Nick said...

Hmmmm, must be something about the flight and HK!! It's the only time I've ever had jetlag when I went there....and I flew Business Class. Lookin good though guys : )

26 October 2010 22:20

Zoe said...

Whats with the grey beard Dad??! Lol