We just returned from a great weekend in Hong Kong and although the weather threatened rain and thunder showers every day (I gather not much different than Canada) we were pretty lucky and although we carried umbrellas, other than a few sprinkles and me worrying about which way to look when we crossed the street, we survived.
What a beautiful city - something I did not expect. It reminded us both of Vancouver - water, great vistas and although no mountains lots of very high hills with an unbelievable number of high rises clustered together where ever there was space to build and then some. The city continues to expand dredging the harbour for more land.
We ate at some great restaurants - Aqua offered a spectacular view of the city and nightly laser light show and Indochine 1929 was a laid back Vietnamese restaurant with excellent food.
We tried to see as many sites as we could, from the Giant Budda on Lantau Island and the accompanying 20 minute cable to the top of Ngong ping plate where it sits to the Chi Lin Nunnery in the center of the city and everything in between including the "ladies market" where we found some great bargains and the quaint Stanley Market, another bargain hunters paradise. We walked Hollywod Road with its multiple antique shops selling everything from $20,000 Ming dynasty jade statues to basic schlock - quite a contrast.
Overall we had a wonderful time and I suggest everyone should take in a few days visiting Hong Kong when they come to Asia.
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