Day 19 - Hong Kong

Our penultimate day! Wanting to make the most of our time, we headed out around 9:30am to catch the iconic Star Ferry to Hong Kong Island. The Star Ferry has been operating between the Kowloon Peninsula’s southern tip to Hong Kong Island for more than 120 years.

Once on the island, we took the Peak Tram, one of the world’s oldest and most famous funicular railways. The tram climbs from 28m to 396m above sea level. As we got higher, It was an odd sensation being at an angle which gave the impression of leaning buildings!

Once at Peak Tower, we took the escalators up another 4 levels to Hong Kong’s highest viewing platform known as Sky Terrace 428. Here we had incredible 360-degree views stretching across Victoria Harbour and the South China Sea. It was quite something to be looking down on the skyscrapers and across the whole of the harbour and city. We spent quite a while on the platform, taking it all in and of course for lots of photos. Although overcast, we still had very clear views.

We had a good wander around the shops on the way down and found a lovely bar/restaurant for a spot of lunch which had a nice outdoor seating area.

Exploring the area a bit more, we found Hong Kong park which was so pretty with its waterfalls and flower beds. Within the park was an aviary with many varieties of birds of which some were very colourful. There was also a pond that was home to many turtles - we couldn’t quite believe just how many there were!

After the park. we made our way back to the pier to get the star ferry back to Kowloon, where we walked around a very large shopping mall that boasted high end shopping (we just window shopped!) before heading back (after navigating the right exit) for a couple of hours respite.

After a bit of relaxation time, we enjoyed drinks and nibbles at the hotel bar, and then made our way back along the harbourside for our pre-booked champagne junk boat ride on the Aqua Luna for the light show. Having seen a light show in Shanghai, we were somewhat disappointed with this one, although very much enjoyed the boat trip itself. Happy on champagne, Catherine chatted away with a Chinese lady and her daughter who spoke very good English - all very amusing!

We took in the evening lights across the harbour one last time before heading back to the hotel ready for a good nights sleep!Read more