With visas collected, we started making our way to the gardens, however the map in the lonely planet guide gave no indication of the steep hill we had to climb to get there (I think they should mark hills in future). We arrived out of breath and dying for a drink, our saviour lay in the small cafe just inside the gates. A nice cold drink and a half hour sit down was heaven.
The main reason for visiting the botanical gardens weren't the flowers and trees (they're all a bit boring), it was the animals as they have a small zoo (with free entry!). There were avaries full of exotic birds like toucans and also a jaguar (not the car) in one section and in another section they had frisky tortoises and lots of different types of primates. I'm sure there were a few familar faces amongst the primates (mum, dad, Helen....etc).
Uncle Tom and Auntie Valerie took us out in the evening to a Chinese restaurant called the American Club which was a bit of a weird name. The food their was amazing, we shared quite a few dishes including minced pigeon with nuts which actually really nice.
We then experienced the Wan Chi area at night which looks totally different when all the bars are open with their neon signs illuminated. As it was ladies night the bars were full of Cantonese women and some of them gave it a seedy Phuket feel.
We were told by my Auntie that one of the Island's main attractions was the peak. So we decide to visit on what turned out to be the merkiest day of our whole time in Hong Kong. My Auntie was quick to remind me what she had said when we first arrived and we realised she wasn't exaggerating at all.
Having made the trip up the peak we decided to spent some time walking around, but after an hour we gave up as you could not even see across the harbour (lesson learnt always listen to those that know best).
My Auntie took us to Stanley on the other side of Hong Kong Island on Saturday to see the greener, more chilled out Hong Kong. It was a complete change to all the skyscrapers of the harbour area. There was a cool little market we had a look round with the hope of finding some rugby shirts but they had sold out of All Black shirts.
On our last night we took the whole family out for a meal at the Chilli Club, a nice Thai resturant to say thank you for having us.
We were told by my Auntie that one of the Island's main attractions was the peak. So we decide to visit on what turned out to be the merkiest day of our whole time in Hong Kong. My Auntie was quick to remind me what she had said when we first arrived and we realised she wasn't exaggerating at all.
Having made the trip up the peak we decided to spent some time walking around, but after an hour we gave up as you could not even see across the harbour (lesson learnt always listen to those that know best).
My Auntie took us to Stanley on the other side of Hong Kong Island on Saturday to see the greener, more chilled out Hong Kong. It was a complete change to all the skyscrapers of the harbour area. There was a cool little market we had a look round with the hope of finding some rugby shirts but they had sold out of All Black shirts.
On our last night we took the whole family out for a meal at the Chilli Club, a nice Thai resturant to say thank you for having us.
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