Day 9. A Day in Macau

From North Point station we took the MTR to Sheung Wan as we wished to take the Turbojet ferry to Macau.  Ferries depart at 15 minute intervals on hydrofoil boats, the journey taking only one …

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Day 7. An evening at Happy Valley

After a very short rest we left the hotel at 5.15 pm and took a tram ro Happy Valley in order to spend the evening at the Hong Kong Jockey Club ‘Happy Wednesday’ race meeting.  We spent…

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Day 7. NGong Ping and the Po Lin Monastery

This morning we took the MTR to Tung Chung so that we could take a ride on the NGong Ping 360 Cable Car to visit the Po Lin Monastery and the Big Buddha.  The MTR was crowded with co…

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Day 6. Riding the Peak Tram

Waking up to our first morning in Hong Kong we enjoyed breakfast in the hotel then walked the few steps to North Point MTR station where we purchased Octopus travel cards HK$150 each including…

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Day 5. Travelling from Bangkok to Hong Kong

Our final morning in Bangkok but plenty of time to enjoy one last omelette cooked to perfection from the hotel’s egg station.  After checking out of the Holiday Inn Silom we returned to Bangk…

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Day 4. Exploring more of Bangkok

We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in the hotel’s restaurant then walked to Surasak BTS station to take the Sky Train to the National Stadium from where it was only a short walk to Jim Thompson…

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Day 5. A visit to Pisa

A day in Pisa

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