Spring brought with it the promise of warmer temperatures. Now that we are into April, the temperatures are warmer, but not quite at the level we are looking forward to in the next few weeks.....
We decided that we needed to head somewhere where we were guaranteed some higher temperatures, so in the first few days of Alice's Spring break from school, off we went to Hong Kong. Russ met us there from The Philippines, and we had 5 days relaxing and exploring.
The thing that stood out to me was that Hong Kong is not just wall-to-wall buildings and people (although, there are a LOT of buildings and people). There are plenty of green areas and the scenery is magnificent in it's contrasts. It is a beautiful place and somewhere I'd love to go back to.
We stayed out of the city, in the New Territories, with about a 30 minute bus ride into the city. This meant that it was quiet (we could sleep with the windows open at night, with little noise!), and the bus trip was a great way to see more of Hong Kong.
The city is amazing - very modern and well-kept, beautiful contrasts of buildings, mountains and water. We loved the harbour! You could get lost exploring for days and days..... what fun!!
Here's a few photos of our trip:
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A mix of old and modern buildings, and LOTS of shops - from high end brand shops to cheap markets!!
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| Despite the weather being hazy, the harbour was lovely! |
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| Looking towards Hong Kong Island from Kowloon (on the mainland). |
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| Alice with a friend..... |
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Another one on the harbour. This Chinese junk just goes up and down the harbour, presumably paid for by the city for tourists to have photo ops!!!
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| Don't think I really need to say anything here..... |
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| Russ and Leanne waiting for a bus (of course, we always wait for buses just like this...) |
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| On our way into the city.... |
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| Russell was very excited about his coffee shop!!! |
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| At Hong Kong Park |
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| Part of the skyline at night - very pretty!!! |
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| An interesting shop - not sure what they are selling... |
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| After much searching, we finally found the shop that sells dragon bait!!!! Phew!!!! |
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| The entrance to the Temple Street Market - a fun little market that was worth seeing!! |
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| The beach near where we stayed - not quite an Australian style beach, very very pleasant. |
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| Me being creative.... |
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| The little 'house' where the lifeguard sits while watching the swimmers. There was one of these every 100 metres or so.... |
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We shared this 'treat' on our last day - it's an egg made out of white chocolate, filled with cake, vanilla custard and cream, with a mango 'yolk'!!! Very yummy - almost 100% sugar and fat!!!
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