The buildings on the HK island side are connected to each other via bridges and elevated walkways so you can walk from one building to the next without stepping onto the street. Again lots of high end boutique stores and high end malls. Also a lot of the more typical Asian (Bangkok) type shops. Walked around a bit and used the largest closed street escalator in the world. Went into a couple of buildings/malls that specialize in electronics and cameras etc. Bough...

I started the bus just after 10am. This is because the tout told me the previous day that they start at 10am. When I looked at the map, I realised they start at 9.30. You always want to be on the first bus of the day to ensure you have maximum time to do what you want. I paid HKD350 for a 24 hour ticket. Normal price is 380. I got a discount since I used Big Bus tours in other cities around the world. It includes 3 routes, a night tour, a sampan ride, return tick...

Flew from Tokyo to Hong Kong via Taipei again. Again I flew on a hello kitty plane. The same plane was used for both legs of the journey and I sat one behind the previous seat on the second leg. I was a little stressed since there was exactly 1 hour 20 minutes between the landing and take off in Taipei. Fortunately we landed half an hour early so I had adequate time. I also saw that there was rain forecast for Hong Kong and it was a longish walk from the metro st...