Day 54- Hong Kong Day 2

31 August, 2011




We managed to have a great sleep and didn't wake-up much at all! It was about 8:30am we headed up to the executive lounge for breakfast- we paid to be upgraded which also includes late check-out, gym and swimming pool! It was very basic but enough for us! Once finished we headed out into the heat- a real hot one today! We went to the Harbour Shopping mall which is not far from our hotel. It's not like a Westfield, more like David Jones but more upmarket! We didn't buy anything here as it wast expensive enough for us!!!!!!!!!! (Louis Vuitton, Prada, Polo Ralph Lauren, Versace, Hugo Boss...etc. but is was nice and cool! We wanted to do a harbour cruise  and go up the peak to see the view of Hong Kong, so we checked out the prices and what was available but because it was such a polluted, foggy day, it wouldn't have been worth it for visibility. So instead we booked the 2 hour night cruise to see the Light Show. Mazz wasn't feeling so good (jet lag, heat, stomach cramps not a good mix) so walked along the harour to the "Avenue of Stars".  We wanted to discover why Hong Kong is called the Hollywood of the East.
 The Avenue of Stars features commemorative plaques and hand-prints of movie celebrities. The only 2 celebrities we had heard of are Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan (the boys favourite kung-fu actor). Although it seemed that there were 2 other up and coming celebrities that were quite popular! You can see in the photos! The boys have got a lot of attention since being here and Daniel certainly enjoys it! 

Mazz had a few hours rest once we got back to the hotel and felt a lot better after. Time to go and find something for us to eat that we all would like. Just down the road was a shopping mall and we found the Outback Steak House. It's meant to be Aussie but we thing it's an American restaurant  chain! The boys had their ribs and Mazz played it safe with BBQ chicken and veggies. We all enjoyed it! 

We then went back to he harbour for our 2 hour boat cruise. Hong Kong is very beautiful at night with all the high rises lit up. We watched the Light Show which was lovely! Again Daniel was quiet popular with the girls! He loves the paparazzi! The tour finished just after 8:30pm. A small walk back to the hotel and we were tired!


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Since we see you within the next 48 hours I didn't intend to make this comment, but since reading the blog, and thinking of all the previous ones of the last eight weeks, you deserve a last comment. You are both very journalistic and it was a pleasure to read it all, there is only one problem, how boring will it be on Saturday and beyond because all we will be able to ask is how was the flight from Hong Kong to Adelaide. On the other hand I am sure there will be many things we don't know yet. Have a safe flight and looking forward to seeing you. Love Dad

Anonymous said...

You had better hurry up because I am getting even more jealous and C2C is on monday 4:30 - 6:30. I want you to be there so I am not a loner. ALEC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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