Our 1st day was spent checking out the Ngong Ping 360 and heading up to the big Budda. There were heaps of people up there (like anywhere in China) and it was a really nice experience along with the great view of the airport. I recommend it!
Another day we decided to hit the Peak Tram which was very fun and we had a great view of the city. It gets really steep and a few stages which is real fun.
On our way there I spotted this little boat which looked to be on fire leaving a huge trail of smoke. No wonder they have polloution problems…
The laser show over Hong Kong harbor was pretty good although there’s not a lot you can do. It went for about 15mins along with music. We checked it out on a night when it was in English (you must select the night of your main language to understand although there wasn’t much talking).
Our last day took us on the Coati Ferry across to Macau to check out The Venetian. It uses $1,000,000AU every day in electricity and is one of the largest buildings in the world. My uncle is the manager of the High Rollers section who deals with the Hospitality, Buttlers and famous guests. He took us on a mini tour of the Presidential Suite and the room where the Owner stays when he is in town. Luck I took my camera! The rooms were fitted out with amazing amounts of TV’s and various rooms inside. The Presidential suite even had a little room for a hair cut. The following photos are taken from the Presidential Suite;
The courtyard with a private outdoor room and a pool just above the staircase. Hard to believe this is just one hotel room and not a house!
Now we head up to the Owners private room. Several parts of the room were being refitted with lighting so the door was open and we were aloud in.
Here is the bathroom. Behind me there is a giant shower and to the right of the photo a sauna.
This view is looking out the front of the hotel toward the Strip and Macau Airport can be seen to the left and out over the water.
I couldn’t believe my eyes to see a mini golf course down below (let alone some grass mind you). Apparently, it was more like a chip and put, not a put-put course.
Here is the giant Casino inside.
On our last day in Hong Kong, we just we around shopping. We caught the MTR from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok to try and bargen hunt but really, things aren’t that cheap there like people say. You need to go into China to get the cheap stuff. At about midday we departed our hotel, took the bus back to Kowloon MTR station, checked out bags in from there and jumped in the Airport express which is a very efficient way of getting to and from the airport. We got off on the Terminal 2 side to have lunch and hit the SkyDeck for some spotting. An excellent way to spend my last afternoon in HK. It cost $15HK to get up there which was really only about $3AU for me.