We are just preparing to leave the hotel for the airport, to get the plane to Auckland. The hotel we have stayed at, the Metropark Kowloon, is not the most central but has been comfortable, clean and the food has been good (both European and Cantonese). The half hourly shuttle bus has been a godsend, taking us down to the Star Ferry and the harbour. Last night we used it to go to see the "Symphony of Lights" a laser and music spectacular in which the skyline is lit up by lights from skyscrapers at both sides of the harbour. Then back to eat at the House of Tang, the hotel's Cantonese restaurant.
During the day we had taken a bus trip out from HK centre to the other, less populated, part of the island where the seaside towns of Stanley, Repulse Bay and Deepwater Bay are located. A short stop at Stanley to see the market and sea front was a relief from the crowds. At Repulse Bay there was a very colourful and eclectic shrine which seemed to have statues of Buddha, Kali and Shinto gods - nothing like covering all bases.
A short trip this morning to the flower market and bird park, where residents take their caged birds for fresh air.
We will try to post a few photos when we get to New Zealand, I haven't been able to do this yet as my blogging software has changed into Chinese characters in recognition of the location- accordingly I can't work out which button is which!
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