a day less and no passports because of a visa mix up meant no trip to macau as we'd hoped (you need visas for macau). but we had dosh as i persuaded the bank to accept my carte de sejour as evidence i existed! so a day with lynne as guide (this was to happen a lot!). star ferry, the peak tram and a bus to aberdeen for a look and maybe a sampan tour. lou felt let down by the star ferry, very quick and the day was misty. i felt let down by the peak. the tram is a delight but the top is concrete and glass, souvenir shops, cafes, shops, more shops....
the bus to aberdeen was not the suggested one but took us through another side of hong kong life - school kids, shoppers and into the estates of flats. inside the bus the driver seemed to have his life stacked beside him!
aberdeen was loads of high rise around the harbour so a concrete sided harbour with a paved walk along one side. too misty to see what lay beyond the harbour entrance. too many boats anyway. the fish market had closed (morning only) but was still smelly, of course! :) shame we didn't see it but we spotted fish hanging up outside a shop in an alleyway. the sampan tour was duly taken when i had frogmarched lou to the only outfit i was prepared to put my trust in. the boat was organised by a woman on the shore and our lady pilot who nagged her male colleague in another boat by way of her mobile phone!
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