Tuesday, January 07, 2014

Monday 6th Jan- Off to Hong Kong Island

We caught a cab from the house to Hai Hang MTR station where we purchased some Octopus Cards (similar to Oyster) which can be used for trains, buses, car pa

rks etc and it makes it easier to travel around town.
The MTR took us to Central in about 30 Minutes, boy is this efficient,  and from there we walked via Statute Square to the Hong Kong Club where Noel signed in and had we had a nice lunch in the Garden Room which overlooks the Square and a small view of the sea.
After lunch we took another cab to The Peak Tram for a ride up the hill where we stayed for a while and then back down in the Tram to Central asnd on to Star ferry which we took over to Kowloon side. We walked around Ocean terminal and stopped for a nice cup of tea and a cake and then continued our walk around the shopping area until we reached the wine merchant where we ordered some wine for our hosts as a thank you for taking care of us.
Rather than get caught up in the MTR rush hour we wandered in to Tsim Sha Tsui and and went to Ned Kelly's Last stand for a large beer and wait for the crowds to get less. Then the train back to Hai Hang and back to the house about 8.40 and anxious for a shower.
We planned an early night which we succeeded to do after updating the Blog and photos.
So another very nice day but it seems to take us longer to get over the jet lag as we get older.