After the bus day yesterday we decided to wander from the hotel up to the central district around Hollywood Rd. Karen wanted to see the Man Mo Temple on Hollywood Rd. We took a round about way of getting there, up bloody steep hills then curve around and come down again. We ended up walking through this really nice park where there was a statue of a WW II Soldier ( a Warrant Officer Class 2 no less )WO II Robert John Osborn VC in the defence of Hong Kong. This pa...

Had a really good nights sleep so got up ready to play tourist. I have generally found when in a new place to get your bearings, have a quick guided tour and to see where you want to explore more, book the red bus (big bus ) tours. There are three routes in HK, Hong Kong City, Kowloon and Repulse Bay/Stanley. We did the HK City first. It is mostly pointing out the big shopping and entertainment areas. I am still amazed how they cramp so many people into such a sm...

Caught the shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel (Novotel Century ). We were travelling during peak hour so a very slow trip. I am amazed at the number of Teslas here. In the trip form the airport I saw about 20 of them. The room wasn't going to be ready until 12.00 so we had a wander around. On a recommendation from a friend I grabbed a pay as you go SIM card from 7-eleven. It is a CSL SIM card for $100 HK ($16 Aus) and gives me $100 HK of credit. I can use ...