A 4:30am pick up, is way too early. We both have this thing of checking the time every hour or so, so that we don’t sleep through the alarm.
3:48 and Debs alarm went off! I was awake Deb was sleeping, I think we will both be able to get a few zzzzzzx’s on the flight to Johannesburg. Continue reading
Number of Views :1667Our flight arrived ahead of time in Melbourne at 7:00am. We were through imigration and customs fairly quickly. We went to the Qantas service desk and they got us on the 8:40am to Adelaide, so much better than the 11.40am flight we were booked on. Continue reading
Number of Views :1539We had another very slow start to the day, managed to get down to breakfast some time after 9. We missed all the early leaving US part of our tour group. Luckily we had said good bye to most yesterday.
After breakfast we walked to the Hong Kong Flower Market, on Flower Market Rd, has been here since the 1970’s. It was a hot and very humid morning, made even more so with a brief rain shower boosting the humidity from sticky to dripping. Continue reading
Number of Views :1651We had a free day today, had a lazy start. Went down to breakfast at 9.30 pm, then headed over to the library afterwards. It isn’t far from our hotel. Our tour guide assured us it was worth visiting. Continue reading
Number of Views :1683Had a later start today which was a nice change, we appreciated the extra sleep. We met our guide Daniel at 9.30am for a bus tour of Hong Kong Island. We are staying at a hotel in Kowloon, about 15-20 minutes from Kowloon waterfront. To get to Hong Kong Island we went in a tunnel under the harbour and headed up to Victoria Peak for the panaramic views of the city and harbour. We enjoyed the views.
Number of Views :1421We were already awake for our 6:30am wake-up call. Bags out by 7:30, on the bus to the airport at 8am. Breakfast was in there somewhere.
An easy drive mostly in the opposite direction to Beijing’s peak hour traffic got us to the airport around 8:45. We were met by our Tour Manager/Guide Melinda. She made sure we all got through the first of 3 layers of security, and it was also handy for her to get her tips. Continue reading
Number of Views :1816For those who have been following our China trip, Deb has asked me to do a “and they lived happily ever after.” blog today, rather than the full on “Once upon a time” version. We are both very tired and need to get to sleep earlier than 11:30pm tonight. So here it goes. (If you’re good I might try to do the “once upon a time” version on the flight to Hong Kong tomorrow.) Continue reading
Number of Views :1774Another early start today, got a bit more sleep last night ?? Greg doing better today.
We had some lovely company for breakfast this morning, a young woman from Melbourne who worked in the tourist industry and was here for work and a Russian ballet dancer in the Bolshoi ballet. Continue reading
Number of Views :1177Wakeup call at 5.30am this morning, really need more sleep. At the airport by 8am, Plane left at 9am. All of our flights have been on time in China. I remember them always being on time in Vietnam when we were there. Wonder if that is a Communist country thing or if we have been lucky.
Number of Views :973Happy 3rd Birthday Charlotte, looks like you had a great birthday.
For those of you wondering, Greg was a bit sore and achey today, nothing that a few drugs couldn’t ease. Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit better.
Was a great day today, we were on the bus at 7.30am heading to a park where the locals go every morning to exercise, dance, play music and sing. Was fun watching them enjoying themselves and encouraging us to join in. I was in my element taking photos. Continue reading
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