Day 1 27th August 2009
Our flight to Hong Kong saw us flying East over Budapest and onwards to mainland China via Moscow flying into the rising sun. The landscape changed dramatically as we ventured further east, from the urbanised European countries to the vast wilderness of mainland China. We flew over the Yellow River and looked down onto the terraces of what we took to be rice/paddy fields beneath us.
As we flew out over the South China Sea and down towards Kong Hong we looked out onto the outlying islands, with the fast ferries shipping people and containers from pillar to post. As we landed at the airport we were taken back by the landscape surrounding the airport, all around are mountains with hundreds of skyscrapers nestling at their feet. It isn’t until you are on the ground that you start to appreciate the vastness of the area and the millions of people that live in this small area.
We are staying at the Salisbury Hotel right next door to the ultra swish Peninsular Hotel (James Bond’s hotel) with their green Rolls Royce’s lined up outside. The view from out hotel room took our breath away! We have a corner room which looks out onto the entire bay, taking in all of Hong Kong Island. During the day this is quite an impressive sight but takes on a whole new persona at night time – changing into a neon decked light show once the sun goes down. At 8pm every night there’s a laser show from the top of the buildings all to the sound of music.
Once we had got over the initial tiredness of the flight we took ourselves off for a walk along Nathan Road – a shopaholics delight – full of neon and the obligatory dodgy watch sales men! Who by the way are every 15 yards or so – ‘Pssst – want to by a ‘Happy Watch Sir – Happy Handbag Lady?’
Our flight to Hong Kong saw us flying East over Budapest and onwards to mainland China via Moscow flying into the rising sun. The landscape changed dramatically as we ventured further east, from the urbanised European countries to the vast wilderness of mainland China. We flew over the Yellow River and looked down onto the terraces of what we took to be rice/paddy fields beneath us.
As we flew out over the South China Sea and down towards Kong Hong we looked out onto the outlying islands, with the fast ferries shipping people and containers from pillar to post. As we landed at the airport we were taken back by the landscape surrounding the airport, all around are mountains with hundreds of skyscrapers nestling at their feet. It isn’t until you are on the ground that you start to appreciate the vastness of the area and the millions of people that live in this small area.
We are staying at the Salisbury Hotel right next door to the ultra swish Peninsular Hotel (James Bond’s hotel) with their green Rolls Royce’s lined up outside. The view from out hotel room took our breath away! We have a corner room which looks out onto the entire bay, taking in all of Hong Kong Island. During the day this is quite an impressive sight but takes on a whole new persona at night time – changing into a neon decked light show once the sun goes down. At 8pm every night there’s a laser show from the top of the buildings all to the sound of music.
Once we had got over the initial tiredness of the flight we took ourselves off for a walk along Nathan Road – a shopaholics delight – full of neon and the obligatory dodgy watch sales men! Who by the way are every 15 yards or so – ‘Pssst – want to by a ‘Happy Watch Sir – Happy Handbag Lady?’
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