Hong Kong - Day 5 - and already on our way home!

Here it is, our last day in Hong Kong and we're at the airport waiting for our flight.

Terry and I met up on Thursday night - thankfully our plans for a meeting place worked out!  We've been out and about exploring on our own and on a tour.  The weather hasn't been great, but has been warm enough so that we haven't had to wear jackets.

Day 1 - Touring by Tram (aka Ding Dings)

Our first day was spent getting our bearings.  We're staying on Hong Kong Island in a hotel in the Fortress Hills area which is quite a ways away from the Central Station in Hong Kong.  The ride on the tram costs $2.30 HKD which is about 15 cents Cdn!

On our way back to the hotel, we got off in an area where we noticed some interesting (crowded) side streets.  Some how we got completely turned around and went the wrong direction.  It as a scene from Harry Potter where something appeared to the muggles and then was gone! Eventually we found a place to have lunch and get our bearings and found the streets.  Local markets with food, veg, clothes, souvenirs and flowers for sale.

Live fish!

What ever kind of seafood you want to buy!

Pork hooves anyone?

Friday was a very hot and humid day in Hong Kong, although we didn't see the sun much at all.  I thought I had left this humidity behind in Singapore.

The scaffolding on buildings under construction is bamboo here - goes up 50 stories or more!  Fascinating - I know it's very strong, but when you look closely, the bamboo looks like it is held together with twist ties.

Bamboo scaffolding

Note the twist ties!

Back to the hotel and to sleep for Terry (and also for me - I think the long days of work in the last few weeks have caught up with me).  Tomorrow we've booked a tour of Hong Kong Island.  I'll post more pictures over the next few days!
Melva