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| Greg had arranged quite a welcome party when we arrived at Hong Kong Internation Airport |
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| I spent the first few days with neck ache... |
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| It's not always hustle and bustle in Hong Kong |
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| We were only in Vietnam for a day, before flying to Hong Kong to see my brother, sister in law and niece. I didn't realise we got 6 months stay there, so thought I'd fill the time by opening my own hotel |
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| Liora has grown loads since seeing her at Christmas, only 4 months ago. She loves the swings and cries when you take her off |
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| Also partial to the slides too! |
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| This is part of the botanical gardens, only 5 minutes from where they currently live |
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| When we were there, Utd were playing some German team, so Utd's 3 biggest fans got ready for the game |
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| At times it was tense |
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| We couldn't remember who'd bought her the Utd kits she had. We asked her and got the feeling she was trying to tell us something..... |
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| The views from their living room were okay, I'd say! |
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| No comment needed |
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| Hong Kong is actually made up of a few different islands. We went to see Tian Tan Buddha, known as Big Buddha on Lantau island. To get there we got a cable car |
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| The cable car was glass bottomed - eek! |
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| It went pretty high, but the views were worth it |
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| You could even see the planes landing and taking off. The ground upon which it lies wasn't there originally. There were 2 small islands off Lantau which were levelled and then an extra 10km square of land was dumped on the seabed to make the area that the airport and runway lies upon. It was finished in 1998 and the second terminal was added in 2007. It's very busy and efficient, we had no problems going in or out of it |
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| The nearer we got, the bigger it seemed... |
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| It was completed in 1993 and made of bronze, sits on top of a peak on Lantau Island |
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| We then visited a small fishing village where pink dolphins swim near. |
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| Another day we went to Lamma Island. This beach isn't what I thought of as being Hong Kong before coming here.. |
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| It's nice to be proven wrong |
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| On Hong Kong Island, there is a cable operated tram that can take you to the peak. We walked up. It took us hours and were very hot and tired by the time we got there. The tram was a Scottish man's idea, built in the late 1800's to open up new areas for people to live |
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| The tallest building in Hong Kong is the ICC. At 108 floors and nearly half a km high, it's the one on the far left of the picture, on Kowloon Island and is currently the 4th tallest in the world |
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| Hong Kong Gardens is in the middle of skyscrapers, but hard to believe once you're in there |
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| Some of the plants are very colourful |
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| The water features are good |
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| They're so efficient in Hong Kong. I was only stood there a few minutes.... |
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| Every night there is a light show to music. Many building are involved and have lights and lasers that project in time to music. Never thought I'd see buildings dance! |
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| We went over to Kowloon Island to look back at Hong Kong island where you get the best views |
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| It has dolphin and sealion shows |
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| Which are most entertaining |
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| The jellyfish display is quite vast and beautiful with all the lights |
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| Almost looks like it's stood up with legs and arms |
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| The seals were very active |
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| And did I mention the rides! |
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| And more cable cars that go very high |
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Ocean Park is a non profit run reserve and has a huge marine centre    |
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