Has anyone every gone on a holiday and then struggled to remember what you actually did?
You know you went, you experienced a fair bit of culture, but you can’t quite remember the details of the days or what you actually saw.
I feel like that about my week in Hong Kong. It was a last-minute decision to go to Hong Kong for a week-long break. Well, kinda last-minute – we booked it three weeks before departure. My partner and I hadn’t been overseas together, and his mum had just been to Hong Kong and said how great it was so we decided to pack up and go!
There’s nothing wrong with a last-minute decision to travel. In fact, we had a great time.
The only problem was that we did no research on what to see or do. And we both had never thought of going to Hong Kong before, so we decided to just wing it. This meant that we were unprepared. We had no idea what we were doing or what we should see. Sometimes its fun to get lost in a city. Other times you just feel frustrated and realised you missed out on a lot of important things.
Nonetheless, we still did a lot of fun things. I remember that we explored the city streets, including the funky Soho district. We visited Ocean Park with its fun theme part rides, massive aquarium and zoo of exotic creatures. We went up to the Peak to get an amazing 360 degree view of the city and its surrounds. We ate and drank a lot. We went up to the highest building in Hong Kong and drank wine in the worlds tallest bar. We saw the nightly lazer show. We drank cocktails in the rooftop pool at our hotel. We visited some street markets. We got lost my partner was too stubborn to listen to my directions in the subway…
We definitely did a lot. But sometimes it’s a little hard to remember. That’s why I try to take lots of photos. The jog the memory and keep you reminiscing for many years to come.
Here’s some snapshots of what we got up to:
A kaleidoscope of lights and coloured signs: Exploring the streets of down town Hong Kong
The Junk stopping by the pier walkway to say hello… and give us tourists some excellent photo opportunities!
It rains a lot in summer in Hong Kong, so there’s the perfect opportunity for a rainbow to brighten up the towers and city skyline
The stunning view from the top of our hotel on the Kowloon side of the city
The picture-perfect place for an afternoon swim… and poolside cocktails!
A traditional Cantonese dinner for two
Quintessential Asia: a panda bear at an enclosure at Ocean Park Theme Park
There eerie glow of jellyfish swimming around the darkened aquarium at Ocean Park
The tallest building in Hong Kong… this building has a 5 star hotel contained within its walls, leading all the way up to the bar around 500 metres off the ground!
The perfect viewing point above the city skyline: Up on top of The Peak
These photos were all taken on a worn out point and shoot camera, so I’m really keen to go back to Hong Kong and take some fabulous photos of the skyline, including the amazing laser show that is on every night at 8pm. I wish I got better photos of the outside of a temple we visited, and the funky street markets. I would also love to visit the Giant Buddha and see the Ladies Market. This is all on my to-do list for my next visit to Hong Kong!
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