good ole hong kong! we arrived here this morning (btw, thanks gav for keeping the line open!) and discovered we need visas to get BACK into china on friday...so no passports (agency guy trying to sort it)...so no identity for the travellers cheques...so no money...as the bank are getting shirty when we use the cards...banque pop didn't even let me have any cash...lloyds has given me two lots and a phone number if the card gets stopped! oh joy! and last night on the train i woke up because my lip was tingling and my face was swelling up as i watched it..scary...don't know what bit me but lou is now calling me elephant woman! it is going down but made me feel very vulnerable...throat closing scenario flashed before my eyes and us in the middle of china somewhere on a train.....
but hong kong is fab and noisy and flashy and vibrant and full of neon...we have been down to the harbour and watched the light show, had a truly chinese meal in a back street cafe (let's hope the tummy doesn't object), walked through the night market in temple street, had a late drink in the penthouse bar.....get us! :)
i have been writing missives for the blog as we have gone along so will fill you in before we leave here on friday...visas permitting. we are leaving a day early as the train doesn't run on saturday...and now we find we are sharing a four berth compartment, it was meant to be two...every time we arrive somewhere something is changed! so, tomorrow the star ferry to hong kong island and then up to the peak on the tram.....and then whatever takes our fancy....lou has just arrived for his half hour of the expensive hour...love from him and love from her.....
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