 |
| James and I in 'The Ice Bar' at -20C |
We've been having such a mad time! It's the year of the rabbit, and there are many Chinese traditions that are flying around. Firstly, the exchanging of Laisee, which are small money gifts in small decorative envelopes to bid good fortune. Also, many people have souvenir type-things with them, clearly given to them as presents. The whole city is on a Bank Holiday until the weekend, so it's plenty busy.
 |
| One of the many great views |
Over the last few days, we've managed to cram a lot in. Yesterday morning, we went on an amazing hike over some mountains surrounding the city. Each of the four peaks had a spectacular view of the city itself, the harbour, and the small islands surrounding Hong Kong Island. We also saw some big birds flying about, possibly eagles? The main thing, is that the weather is really warm (about bloody time), so it's difficult to explain how much both of us has missed the heat.
 |
| The bay at Stanley, the end point of the hike. |
In the evening, we ended up going to this chique modern bar (http://www.sugar-hongkong.com/) for dinner, situated on top of one of the new hotel buildings near where we are staying, which had a panoramic view of the city at night. It was breathtaking seeing the skyline and the star ferry nip back and forth across the bay, a great experience. After dinner, we went and met some people of our age, who Paul knew. James and I ended up going out with them on our own, and it was such a great night, such a laugh.
No comments:
Post a Comment