Arrived after a considerable delay with British Airwa(it)s, we have met up with Fergus who lives and works as an English teacher in Hong Kong. The first evening we have admired the city light scape at the harbour.
Hong Kong harbour
Fergus has showed us the Island of Hong Kong from high up places such as the Peninsula hotel with the Felix bar on the top floor.
Great views from the Felix bar
Left-to-right: Fergus and Aileen
The day following we have visited the suburban town of Stanley to shop for clothes (such as my knee-zipperable trousers) that will cool us down from the 35 centigrades we are faced with outside. Aileen knows how to cope with the heat due to her years in Seville (Spain). Although it still comes as a shock to the system.
Luckily the dinner at Simply Thai restored our enthusiasm (and batteries) for Asia.
Simply Thai at the 5th floor of the shopping centre above Mong Kok KTR station, next to our Royal Plaza Hotel.
TIP: Curry with seafood served in a coconut
On Tuesday, after yet another delicious breakfast (chop sticked!) we met Maggie, Aileen's lovely Hong Kong examination coordinator who she had met in 2004.
Aileen and Maggie
Maggie took us up a series of walk ways to the Soho district, after which we ate a Vietnamese dish in Lan Kwai Fong: Prawns on a Grapefruit Salad!
Later that evening Willem unwrapped his new toy: a digital photocamera from SONY.
Wednesday we will take a train to Guangzhou (2 hours), our crossing of the Chinese border. A different country all together ;o)
3 comments:
A warm (I'm sure it is over there) welcome to Aileen and Willem in Hong Kong. I'm excited about your trip, specifically the other cities where apparently business centers are "racketing" out of the ground. Enjoy and absorb and keep us posted!
Wow Wow!! The pictures are so nice and the view of Hong Kong is fabulous.The pictures tell me how nice the place is...!
How are you? China must be very very hot now. Here is strangely cool recently. I have caught a cold and sever heyfever is attacking me at the same time..but never mind. I almost finish my questionnaire.
Please take care and enjoy!!
Looks like a fun intro to Asia. Surprised that it is Willem shopping and not Aileen....
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