Hong Kong - 2012

I have mentioned in a few blog posts that I visited Hong Kong and Macau in April 2012. I would have blogged about it at the time, however, I was not writing a blog at that time. Today being a slow news day is as good a time as any to tell you my thoughts.

I had been to Hong Kong a couple of times before as a kid. They were family holidays, and so not much fun. My family never knew how to enjoy themselves once they arrived somewhere on holidays.

I spent most of my time in Hong Kong on the island. I was there for 4 days and it was terrible weather - always humid and rained most days. I did a little bit of shopping, bought a couple of digital radios and some watches for my dad. When I was young, Hong Kong was a shoppers paradise, nowdays, I think ebay has leveled the playing field - it is still relatively cheap, however, not as cheap as it used to be.

I spent one day going to Victoria Peak. I caught the tram up and did a massive walk back to causeway bay. The view was great and the air up there was fantastic. It surprised me how developed the mountain was, yet it still managed to have large green areas.

Victoria Peak - View from the tram up

Victoria Peak - Walking Path

Victoria Peak from the mountaintop.

In total, I was in Hong Kong for 4 days and loved it. I spent an additional week in Macau, but I'll tell you about that some other time.