Now I know I’ve already written a little bit about Hong Kong but there is so much to do see and experience I’m going to re-visit it.

Firstly on the way into the Hong Kong get yourself out of your cabin, put your glass down, in fact stop everything and get yourself onto the top deck of the ship and take in the view. Few places are exciting to travel into on a ship, the buildings the boats around all makes it very special. If you want a tip get to the front or stand on the left / Port side of the ship to get the best views on the way in.

Some of the shots of our arrival departure can be seen below.

The first thing that’s great about getting in on a ship or at least on the Legend is the location. Its right in the middle of things and as central as you could possibly get. You can be over on Hong Kong island in 15 minutes on the ferry or in the heart of Kowlook after a small walk. See the picture below to see what I mean.

The Ship stops next to a shopping centre that you have to walk through to get to anywhere, so if you have a few HKD left after the couple of days you can quickly spend them before you leave if you want to.

If you want to go across to the main island its 1.70HKD that’s about £016p so it’s a bargain. When you get across to the main island you can actually walk a fair distance on the walkways through buildings without yet stepping foot on the actual island itself. We walked to the Bank of China the building with all the triangle shapes in it. If you ask you can go up the elevator to the 43rd floor for a great view over some of the city for free. We then walked onto the tram to take you up to the top of the island for the glorious views over the city. This really is worth doing and make sure you get the sky pass that allows you to get out on top of the building, its not very expensive at all but its good.

We had lunch up there with Dim Sum etc. which was very nice indeed but wasn’t cheap, but oh my was the view down into the city incredible and made the mean so special, highly recommended.

When we got back down we walked upwards to the gardens and zoo that’s nice and tranquil and a change from the hustle and bustle of the centre. We then went on to Soho / Noho / Boho to see the elvators that take people up and down the island in the morning and afternoon and take in all the markets, sights sounds and smells along the way. This is a fair old walk so you might want to get a taxi for some of this which are very cheap and effective so don’t walk just for the hell of it.

On returning to the boat and another lovely mean we set off to the night markets in Temple Street. What ever you do DON’T do the tour for $30 it’s a total waste of money. Its about £4 / $8 to get to there in a taxi but again we choose to walk and look at some of the shops on the way that were all still open.

The market was manic and sold all sorts of things but bargain HARD. We got a couple of 100% silk scarves for $180HKD but the price started $180/120HKD each so walk away and come back if things aren’t moving as they will on your return.

The end of day one we had seen plenty and were very tired but it was a wonderful place.

Hong Kong Day 2

Off to Stanley market, its about £30 round trip but we shared. However make sure they don’t rip you off, on the way they charged an extra $35HKD when it should have been an extra $5HKD very naughty. Stanley market was ok but for us the night market was better and had a greater variety of items to see and buy. The place was nice and the beach was good and in February the weather was good and temp a reasonable 26degs.
When we got back into the city we walked round all the fancy shops and made our way back to the boat via a few other sites.

All in all it was a fabulous couple of days and we had plenty more we wanted to see. The star ferry is cheap and get yourself onto the top for a little extra and its more fun. The taxis aren’t expensive and we withdrew all the money we needed from the cash machines. Oh and if a deal on some electrical gear appears to be too good to be true it probably is so walk away.