I Love Hong Kong

So, our time here has nearly finished.  However, as always, we've managed to cram a lot of things into our last few days in Hong Kong.

On Sunday, Sandy, James and I decided to go up to a huge statue of a Buddha on a mountaintop just outside of the city.  We took the MTR (Hong Kong Underground) to the edge of the city, where we came to a cable car station.  Here we took the scenic trip up the mountainside to the Big Buddha!

Such an amazing spectacle, something so huge, in seemingly the middle of nowhere!  We spent the majority of the day here, sporting only the finest of garments to express our appreciation.

Today, on our last full day in the area, James and I took a ferry over to Macau, a small island about an hours journey away from Hong Kong Island.  The main attraction of Macau is the casinos.  As soon as we arrived we caught the free shuttle bus to the Venetian Casino and Hotel resort.  It was truly colossal!  I'd say the main section of it (made up to look like Venice, with a working canal, with Gondola trips, restaurant, facades and even a fake sky) was nearing the size of a small town, no exaggeration.  No word of a lie, later in the day, when we tried to leave, we got lost... that is how big it was.

Yes... this is inside.

Then, we ventured down to the casino area, which was equally as big and impressive.  Just like you'd expect, from all the movie scenes, stern faced chinese men gambling away there riches, and us, wide smiles and backpacks... true Brits!

This evening, we had a brilliant experience to end our time.  Paul and Sandy took us up to 'The Peak', a viewing gallery at the top of Hong Kong Island, with a spectacular night skyline view over the city.  All the high-rises and skyscrapers with their coloured lights on made us realise just how beautiful this metropolis truly is.  We have been treated so kindly by Paul and Sandy, who welcomed us and helped us cram so much into our short stay, it is going to be sad leaving them.