Today, was our last full day in Hong Kong. Dad wanted to reminisce in Stanley, where he had some R&R after the Vietnam war. The concierge advised us to catch bus 6 or 6x to Stanley. We caught bus 6.…
Tong Clan
Today, we rode the MTR out into the new territories. These were leased to the UK in 1898 for 99 years. At the end of the lease Hong Kong was handed back to China. We were going to visit a…
Pandemonium in Macau
Today we took the ferry to Macau, so Mum could get some more stamps in her passport. Very efficient and quick out of HK, the ride was not too bad and only the most susceptible to sea sickness got sick.…
Big Buddha
Today we set off to see the big buddha. Although my father does a good impersonation, I wanted to climb 240 steps after a harrowing cable car ride to see a giant one instead. The train ride out to Lantau…
The Peak
Today started off with an amazing race style start. Dad has a problem, that means he somehow gets pleasure out of riding dodgy little HK trams. Mum and I are practical and thus the race began. Dad took the tram…
Intro to HK
The first day of travelling with my parents in HK is over. It got off to a rocky start with dad throwing a tantrum at the walking pace as we hunted down somewhere to eat last night. Mum put him in…