Archive for the 'Hong Kong 2003' Category

Okay, before I forget, I’d better write a review of the Excelsior Hotel in Hong Kong where we stayed the last week and a bit.
Great location, central to all the shopping and restaurants in Causeway Bay, and just around the corner from the MTR station. It’s next to the water too, so most rooms have [...]

Our last day in Hong Kong today - we’ve had a wonderful time all week.
It actually rained here last night - a big thunderstorm came through after dark. We have been very fortunate with the weather all week - bright and clear sunny days, which has made the views look great, at the price of [...]

This morning, we caught the MTR to Tsuen Wan and walked to the Sam Tung Uk museum, a restored village over 200 years old comprising 12 houses set within defensive walls - once a prosperous Hakka farmer’s family compound - and now a folk museum. Quite an interesting view on early life in the New [...]

We headed out to Lantau island yesterday (Sunday) - caught the MTR to Central, then walked down to the outlying islands ferry terminal to catch a ferry to Mui Wo. We missed one ferry by about 10 mins, and had to wait another 50 mins for the next one, but we eventually got underway on [...]

Saturday - Leanne had decided that we were going to this place called Ocean Park which sounded like some kind of lame aquarium type thing - it didn’t even rate a mention in the Lonely Planet guide (condensed).
How wrong I was.
We caught the MTR down to Central, walked over to the Star Ferry pier and [...]