Our final full day in Hong Kong was pretty packed as we aimed to digest as much as possible before leaving for Mainland China. Viv and Shaun had various errands to take care of that day, so Ewan and I headed out to Hong Kong Park which was highly recommended by several people. It is…
Before we even left for Hong Kong, we knew we had to see the Big Buddha. A must for me was to also take the nearly half hour gondola ride there. Lucky for us, Vivianne booked tickets for us in advance which saved us at least a half hour in line (though we still waited…
Viv is a big fan of hiking and had done several on her own or with her cousin since living in Hong Kong. She led the way for us to do a hike on Dragon’s Back – a nice hike with a great view. The thing with this hike is that it was incredibly hot…
Our third day in Hong Kong was a Saturday. We woke up and after getting cleaned up, we went to their favourite dim sum place in their hood called Honorary Family. Needless to say it was absolutely delicious and we were incredibly stuffed when we left! From there we took transit to the Chi Lin…
Our first full day in Hong Kong had Ewan and I heading off on our on in the morning to check out the Peak and parts of Hong Kong Island while Shaun and Viv went to the wedding Thomas and Amber, their good friends they made whilst staying in Asia. We took the trolley up…
We flew from San Francisco to Hong Kong and the estimated in-flight time was 13 and a half hours; but with a typhoon quickly descending on Hong Kong, the flights was a quick 12 hours. Quick meaning drowse-inducing gravol and random cat naps. Luckily we had a 2 seat row near the back of the…