The last day of our amazing 2 week non-stop adventure has arrived - we really are going to miss this place, I just wish we had more time to explore!! After a wander around the shops, picking up some last minute souvenirs we made our way back to the airport. What a fantastic holiday we have had, seeing places I never thought I ever would. I do hope we come back here one day, so many more things to see and do, and we will most definitely miss the food!!!! Until ...

Our last full day in Hong Kong!! It's come around far too quickly, another week or two here would be great!! Off to Ocean Park today - an amusement park/aquarium/zoo all in one. We bought our tickets from the tube station to save queuing at the park and picked up some return bus tickets. They have direct buses from Admiralty tube stop so it's really easy to get to as that stop is only 2 stops away from the hotel. 20 minutes later we arrived at the park on the...

Today was a day of contrasts. A mix of rain and sun, tranquility and hedonism, nuns ands croupiers!! We set off with our sights aimed at a visit to the Nan lian gardens, and Chi Lin nunnery. Supposedly a serene spot amidst the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, we emerged at the nearest subway station. Unfortunately the weather wasn't quite so serene, and not even our £1 umbrella could protect us from the rain that was falling around us. Luckily on top of this sub...

Our first day proper in the the "pearl of the orient", and what a sparkler she is. Thunderstorm warnings (with hail stones the size of golf balls no less) were predicted, and eventually the predictions would come true. However, before then we had a hotel breakfast to enjoy... With a tempest on the horizon, a biblical breakie was needed. A Euro-Asian feast awaited us. Coffee too. Yum yum. With an overcast sky, and a light dusting of moisture in the air, we decide...

Early morning start today to get a taxi to the airport, with our flight due to leave at 9.30am we caught a taxi just before 7 to allow an hour to get to there. The taxi driver was weaving in and out of the traffic, there seems to be no road rules in China! It's just a case of go where you can while you can and if someone is in your way then beep them! So anyway, our flight to Hong Kong ended up being diverted to Xiamen... this is a city about 45 mins north of H...