Hong Kong & Macau

We left China Mainland and headed over to Hong Kong for an extra 3 days of fun.


Victoria harbour with Hong Kong island in the back ground.

Once again we were taken by the large buildings and hustle and bustle of Hong Kong.

Took a sampan trip around Aberdeen harbour area.

The Jumbo water restaurant in HK - it's been in many a Hollywood movie.

View of HK from Victoria Peak

The old and the New.

When in Rome... in HK you get a custom made suit at Sam the Tailor.
Juice picking out her fabrics.

Another highlight is going to the smallest and cheapest Michelin Starred restaurant in the world.

Welcome to 'Tim Ho Wan' in Mongkok. Food was great and it only cost $4.50 each.

We decided to take the 1hr long ferry over to Macau - The Vegas of the east.

In  fact Macau has more casinos than Vegas.


We weren't there for the gambling we wanted to see the historic Macau.

Macau is the sight of the first landing of westerners to China - around 1590's by the Portuguese. The city has been restored of the old buildings


The last remaining part of the original St Paul's cathedral

The Macau museum was one the better museums we've gone to - so if you're ever in Macau take some time out and have wonder through.

Behind the casino verneer is a crowded slum city

Meat, pork and fish on a stick then deep fried.

Beijing - General

Sight of the 2008 Olympics

 

The Birds Nest Stadium

Juice showing the Bubble swimming pool centre.



Local man playing a local mouth organ

 

The summer palace is were emperors would go during the hot summer weeks to relax.

 

The summer palace has a large lake in front were locals go out on paddle boats

Beijing - Great Wall

When you say China everyone thinks of The Great Wall. So a trip to China would not be the same without walking on the wall.


The wall is was built between 220 - 206 BC and is over 6500km long

We got there really early before the crowds arrived.
Travel Tip: Get to the wall before 8am.

The wall is steeper than you think. This is a good thing if you're fit, because the higher you go the less people there are.

Happy days



This is it... dreams do come true. Got to walk on the Great Wall of China.
I never thought I'd ever get this opportunity

You can see the wall continue to snake through the mountains in the distance.


Happy 6th anniversary

Beijing - Forbidden City

If you've ever seen the movie "The Last Emperor" you'd know what the Forbidden City is.

After Beijing became the capital of China the emperor (Ming Dynasty) built The forbidden City for himself and his family in 1406