Hong Kong II

Day 2 of our Hong Kong trip began with "Yum Cha " of course. At 10 in the morning, we asked the hotel receptionist advice for the best place for Tim Sum and she directed us down to a place down Hennesy Road which was rather convenient, as it was on the way to the Peak Tram where we wanted to go to after Brunch anyway. So off we went, and found a restaurant after a 10 minute walk. (Not sure if it was the place we were directed to, however the food was fairly decent)

The good thing about Hong Kong in December is that the weather is really wonderful, about 20 -23 degrees through the day. Great temperature to walk in. So, after Brunch we decided to walk to the Peak Tram station, which took us about 20 minutes; where we had the dramatic architectural change from china town Wan Chai to CBD Central with views of some iconic buildings including the Bank of China Building and the IFC ( International Financial Center) Building.

The Bank of China Building from Street Level

Upon reaching the "Peak Tram" Terminal we bought our tickets and waited for the tram for the Peak. The journey to the Peak was an insight to the topography of Hong Kong, as it was a steep climb with some wonderful views of the CBD thrown in.

The Peak

At the peak, we decided to have a drink at Peak Lookout and was absolutely dumbfounded that it cost HK$45 for a coffee. Ah well... it had a good view.

The Tram...The Tram

So after breathing in the view and drinking our coffees, we decided to move on to the next tourist must do of the Star Ferry, walking pass the IFC before crossing over to Kowloon.

The Star Ferry

Kowloon and Nathan Road

Upon arriving in Kowloon, we proceeded up towards Nathan Road via Salisbury Road past the Peninsular Hotel, where we could not resist taking some snaps standing in front of the hotel. Then it was up exploring the shops at Nathan Road. Being a retarded shopper, this part of the holiday was rather lost on me.

May and Tom

Next on agenda was dinner with my cousin May and her husband Tom, which I fixed up whilst I was still in Malacca. We had agreed to meet up at Times Square MTR station at 7, which we reached at 6.45. As my feet was aching from all that walking and I wasn't wearing my orthopedic insoles, I decided to dash back to the hotel to change shoes as well as pick up the whisky we had bought for Tom. Unfortunately, the hotel was not actually on Morrison Hill Road as published in their literature but is actually on Tin Lok Lane which runs into Morrison Hill Road, the 10 minute dash turned out to be a 40 minute treasure hunt and Tom and Sonny had a rather long wait at the MTR station.

Anyway dinner was at the Hong Kong Football Club, which is part of the Happy Valley Sports Grounds. The buffet dinner was bloody good especially the roast pork, which I certainly did justice to.

On the Left, the Tangs, Jennifer, Peter, May and Tom
On the Right, the Tays: Yee Ling, Hin Siang, Sharon, Sonny and Me!!!
An interesting note is the bright lights in the background is the Happy Valley Race Course.

Thanks May and Tom for a brilliant evening. With a full belly, I slept well in my cell.