Goodbye Guangzhou, Hello Hong Kong

19/07

 Catch a taxi through to Garden Hotel to get our bus to Hong Kong.  We ended up getting there early so have to sit around for awhile.  Eventually the bus arrives and we get on.  Uneventful trip until we get to Shenzen, the border.  Oh boy, organised chaos!  The queues are ludicrous, nothing you can do but stand and wait your turn.  Two and a half hours later we emerge, very much frazzled!

We finally arrive in Kowloon.  Oh dear more running repairs on big bag.  The screw popped out of the handle, never to be seen again.

I managed to get a map from a nearby hotel.  We were standing, eating a sandwich, trying to see where we need to go when a young guy came up and asked if he could help us.  Wonderful, he showed us where we were going and advised us where to get a taxi.  Brilliant we were at our Hotel/Guesthouse? in no time at all.

We booked in and dumped our bags in the smallest room you have ever seen.  What a giggle!  Frank stood in the middle of the room and stretched his arms out almost touching the two side walls.  As we had walked into the room, Frank commented on the high hospital style beds - It's the only place to put your luggage!  The shower and toilet is about 900 mm square with the shower directly above the toilet and a minute handbasin to the side.  Oh well it is only to sleep in for one night.  Accommodation in Hong Kong is very expensive so make do!

Now we go downstairs, I really chose a Metropolitan place this time.  I think every race, creed and type stay here.  out we go into the street.  Heeeeelp!  Everyone wants to sell you a good copy watch, suit, handbags.

It is getting dark as we walk down to the Ferry Jetty as I have heard that it is very nice and peaceful.  The closer we get the more people we see heading in the same direction.  When we reach the quayside everybody is there!  It is the "Symphony of Lights".  It is a real treat! Unfortunately my photos can't display the stunning show.

20/07

We find ambition at McDonalds.  Afterwards we were walking in the street and discussing how we were going to get to the airport, when a Kiwi guy came up and started talking to us.  Oooops he was just a slight bit under the weather.  Considering he had been out all night and still had a beer in his hand, it was understandable.  He seems a really nice guy though.  He told us where to catch the bus to the airport as a taxi would cost us in the region of R250.  We stood chatting about NZ (where he is from), Taiwan (where he currently lives) and SA until he realises that his wife will be awake and wondering where he is.  I don't wanna be him!

We go back to our minute room and get our stuff together and leave it in the storage room so we can explore a bit of Hong Kong in daylight.  Another concrete jungle so not surprising we find ourselves back near the jetty.

Eventually we collect our bags and go catch our bus.  We sat around at the airport for several hours as our flight left at 11:35pm.  While we were there a Typhoon warning came through and we were as worried as hell that our flight would be cancelled but it wasn't and our pilot flew around it once we got in the air!