My Goungzhou and Hong Kong Trip

[beerlaodrinker]

This was surely a brilliant strategy by me , as it meant i could afford to drink beer "AND" get fed, not one or the other



Duck and clams for dinner




Washed down with a couple of these beers

[beerlaodrinker]

The plan for the next day was to again set of early and ride the MTR to Chungkung town on Lantau , then get the awesome nongping 360 cable car to see the buddha and monastery followed by a visit to the little stilted fising village of Tai O , bus to mui wo and fast ferry back to central

[beerlaodrinker]

Lantau can wait , im off to see the nightlife and if Wanchai weally is chock full of waunchy whenches waiting for a wojering









A bit over rated ,

[beerlaodrinker]

Arriving at chungkong MRT station its just a short stroll over to the cable car departure for nongping , this is a spectacular trip over 5kms long and takes about 25 minutes to arrive


The view looking back at chungkung

[beerlaodrinker]

The cable car runs across tung chung bay to a station on airport island where it turns 60 degrees towards north lantau giving you spectacular views of the whole island



Scary








The Buddhist po lin monestery,






Pretty boring stuff and well touristy , but the cable car ride is well worth it for the views

[beerlaodrinker]

Next it was a short boat ride to Tai O stilted fishing village

[beerlaodrinker]

Tai o is home to the Tanka people,a fisher folk whove built there houses on stilts above the tidal flats

Locals make a living selling dried fish


And also selling a boat tour to punters

[beerlaodrinker]

Dried shark anybody?

[beerlaodrinker]

The wife was pretty chuffed when we came across a place selling grilled oysters



And at $20 HK each werent bad value

[beerlaodrinker]

Tai o is popular with hongkongers on the weekend wanting to escape the hustle and bustle, next we boarded another bus for the 20 minute ride over to the other side of the island to catch the Fast ferry from Mui wo ( silvermine bay) back to Central, the fast ferry only costs about $hk 21 good deal i reckon




Mui wo


Plenty of shipping going on out here


The sister ship


Arriving back in hongkong harbour,

[kingwilly]

I've never been to that stilt village, reckon we might do so next time. Love the thread.

[Roger Ramjet]

BLD Great pics and thread as usual, well done!
The smog is 99% from mainland China. One thing you would not have seen in HK, was any visible emissions from a car, bus or truck....huge fines if you have a sick engine. Did you make it to Disneyland HK? Great entertainment with the Chinese girls dressed up as American Cowgirls....complete with Chinglish accents!!

[bsnub]

Another excellent thread BLD! I owe you a green.

[Yemen]

Great thread BLD. Love Hong Kong even if expensive. Lots to do and great eye candy!

[Bobcock]

Even from those pictures Guangzhou is unrecognisable from when I was last there in 1987......

What is that stadium thing in the pics of the river?

[beerlaodrinker]

I've never been to that stilt village, reckon we might do so next time. Love the thread.

Cheers willy, it was an interesting little place

Did you make it to Disneyland HK?

Ran out of time for disneyland but went to ocean park , didnt have the kids with us so perhaps next time we will do disneyland with the nippers

Glad you guys are enjoying it , cheers for the greens

What is that stadium thing in the pics of the river?

Bob its the Guangzhou olympic stadium, originally built for the 10th asian games, the largest and most modern stadium in china.

It was a pretty impressive sight lit up at night, ive some more pics from Shamian island later which is also an interesting spot

[beerlaodrinker]

After a day of sight seeing we were both a bit knackered and it was decided we should head back to the shoebox for a lie down and some san miguels from the conveniently located 7/11, Batteries recharged we jumped on the star ferry once more to head over to tsim sha tsui to check out the avenue of the stars and to get some photos of the hongkong skyline at night


There is also a spectacular lightshow from here but i think we were either to early or to late, so just wandered around

Busker Dude



Hongkong looks amazing at night


That beanie was the best purchase i made in hongkong , quite nippy it was

[beerlaodrinker]

The night was still young so we headed of to Lan kwai fong which is hongkongs party area





Quite a busy little area this with lots of trendy locals done up to the nines.


Sadly my new beanie wasnt making much of a fashion statement at all with this lot, but my new indian mate said he could fix my wardrobe crimes if i were to puchase a nice shiny suit from him, Cheeky cont he was.

[beerlaodrinker]

After a bit more of a wander around checking out the unusual sights , we decided to call it a night and rest up for a big day being Tourists Tomorrow

This street side butcher shop got my attention


The wife thought the salted duck eggs looked like the GO,

[beerlaodrinker]

I had been doing a bit of googling and had a rough plan for tomorrows agenda, starting in Stanley then moving along to Repulse bay followed by aberdeen then the ocean park , post a bit more of that later now my lunch breaks over and its back to work

[Gilbert]

Start early, go to Stanley and do the market bit, then take the bus along to Aberdeen. From there, you can take a ferry to Lamma Island which has decent pubs, good seafood (and Thai food), potter about a bit, and either then a walk over the hills to Sok Khu Wan for a ferry back to central, or a ferry from Yung Shue Wan (where you will land anyway) back to central as well. If you are feeling like an adventure you can take a sampan instead of the ferry to Lamma which is a bit more expensive but a lot more fun

[kingwilly]

Aberdeen is pretty, but I am not sure that there's much to do there. If your missus is like mine, she'll have loved the Stanely Markets. (Nice place to have lunch too).

[beerlaodrinker]

Thats exactly what happened willy she enjoyed the sampan tour and the floating restaurant but preffered stanley for the shopping

We caught a taxi from causeway bay to stanley to start the days sight seeing



Nice little place with a decent market with clothes that fit large farangs to









After a wander around and a nice breakfast in stanley we took the bus over to Repulse bay about a 15 minute ride away

[beerlaodrinker]

Repulse bay, Located in the southern part of hongkong island is the most spectacular bay in the region and got its name in the 19th century battle in which the pommy army repulsed attacking Pirates,

[beerlaodrinker]

Today, the place is a luxurios residential area for wealthy hong kongers and expats, its also one of the most expensive places to buy real estate in hongkong besides the peak ,




The day we went it was still a bit nippy so didnt see many swimmers, i imagine it gets busy on weekends when its hot,



The day we went there was a load of expats having a sporting event and getting ready for a piss up