Saturday, 17 November 2007

Our trip, in summary

What we did

  1. Lantau island, visited the Buddhist temple & the Big Buddha
  2. Went up the Peak via the Peak tram - impossibly steep!
  3. Visited Cheung Chau island and the beach
  4. Foot massage on Nathan Road (best not mention it again)
  5. Visited our Hong Kong office
  6. Stanley (by bus from Central) - beach & market
  7. Wan ton soup on Canton Road
  8. T'ai chi in Kowloon Park
  9. Star Ferry to Central (many, many times)
  10. Became Octopus regulars on the MTR and in shops - it's the future
  11. Rode on the Central to North Point tram
  12. Wan Tai Sin temple
  13. Golden Computer Arcade at SSP
  14. Temple Street night market
  15. Mong Kok - man street & lady street markets, plus shopping centres...
  16. Dinner at Aqua restaurant, overlooking the harbour at night
  17. Afternoon tea at the Intercontinental overlooking the harbour & the sunset
  18. Walked through the Wan Chai night-life
  19. Dinner in at one of the many restaurant Causeway Bay
  20. Palm reading at the monastery at Wan Tai Sin
  21. ?? Street food in Wan Chai before going home
  22. Various lunches and dinners in the food court in Harbour City
  23. Visited Shanghai
    1. Chinese reflexology foot massage / head & neck massage
    2. Walked down the Bund
    3. Visited the Old Town
    4. Dinner at Jean Georges
    5. Mag-lev train to the airport (but before 9am, so it wasn't going at its fastest speed)
    6. Went through the French concession
    7. Went to the champagne reception for the opening of the Hyatt on the Bund (our hotel)
    8. The famous 'garden' (i.e. shops) in the Old Town

What we didn't do

  1. Happy Valley - horse racing
  2. Afternoon tea at the Peninsula

What we should do next time (if ever able to afford to come back)

  1. Chinese afternoon tea at the Intercontinental with dim sum
  2. Dim sum lunch or dinner
  3. Seafood dinner served directly from the tank!
  4. Dinner at the Peak
  5. Visit the New Territories - maybe take a (short) hike
  6. Stanley - go back and visit the temple(s)
  7. Reflexology (not foot massage) for Vicky
  8. Thai Lemongrass & Lan Kwai Fong nightlife
  9. Lam Lin gardens
  10. Dinner at the restaurant one floor below Aqua - looked brilliant!
  11. In Shanghai
    1. Go on the mag-lev train between 9am and 5pm when it's at its fastest
    2. Always get the taxi driver to print a receipt (so you can report him for being rubbish)
    3. Boat cruise - if deemed safe enough (looks a bit questionable)
    4. Eat more street food - it looks really good, but too worried about getting ill

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