Day 1, Friday:
Arrival in Hong Kong. Take the subway to the hotel (morning rush hour, exciting!). Check in at hotel, which turns out to be a nice, clean place. Well, it's expensive enough! Walk through Kowloon, and along the waterfront of Victoria Harbour. Visit my tailor :). Turns out, weather is insane: 33 deg Celsius, 70% humidity. Very unhealthy for a European idiot to walk around in that heat! In the evening, visit the Ladies' Market and Temple St Night Market; that's the places to go for cheap copy clothes, watches, handbags, shades, etc.
Lunch: McDonald's
Dinner: Some Chinese street restaurant at Night Market; whole fish, deep fried; HK$80
Day 2, Saturday:
Take the subway to Hong Kong Island. Walk up to Victoria Peak ("The Peak"); again: an insane operation, they built that tram up the hill for a reason, stupid... Views from the summit are awesome, Hong Kong's skyline is incredible!
Lunch: McDonald's
Dinner: "Gaylord" (sic!) Indian Restaurant, Kowloon; excellent lamb, HK$175
Day 3, Sunday:
Today the mother of all stupid ideas: going for a day hike through Hong Kong Island's bush backcountry; ends up as my latest near-death-experience. Take the sub to Quarry's Bay, willing to hike the first two day-stages of the Wilson Trail down to Stanley Bay; in the process crossing HK Island from North to South. Hike is amazing: great views over Hong Kong and the Chinese Sea; I drink 4 liters during the day but it's sooo darn hot, it's just not enough. Hanging out at beautiful Stanley Bay helps to recover; later, take the bus back to Central, and the ferry to Kowloon; nice views, again!
Lunch: water, water, more water!
Dinner: "Garden Restaurant" Kowloon, Chinese, good stuff; HK$120
Day 4, Monday:
Visit to Macau; the jet-ferry just needs an hour from Hong Kong. Spend the day walking through Macau's centre, which is, ahem, easily manageable; visiting (air-conditioned) museum's at noon helps against the heat. Return to Hong Kong at night, take the tram up to The Peak; awesome views over Hong Kong's skyline.
Lunch: McDonald's
Dinner: Hagen Dazs icecream
Day 5, Tuesday:
Trip to the New Territories. Visit the "10,000 Buddha Monastery" in Sha Tin (which supposedly contains some 12,800 buddhas; i didn't count). Turns out, some of the better (and interesting) museum's are closed on Tuesdays; what a crap, how am I supposed to survive the day?? Return to Hong Kong, hang out forever in the Science Museum, pick up my suit, generally take it easy. At night, final visit to the Temple St Night Market, see an open air Cantonese Opera (strange, and very colorful), and go for some bargain hunting.
Lunch: McDonald's
Dinner: Some Chinese street restaurant at the Night Market, average, HK$60
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