14 October 2018 -Amazing 🇭🇰Hong Kong.

  

We awoke to a relatively clear morning after 9 hours sleep.  We showered and changed and went to breakfast in the Executive Lounge on level 59. Stunning view as seen from the photos.

Following breakfast Ken went for a walk to Admiralty Station took photos of buses and trams. 

We departed at 10.30am allowing us almost an hour to catch the tram to Causeway Bay terminal for our Viator  Excusion on the old Tramway car.  We walked from the tram stop as instructed by th3 driver , but like many others had difficulty finding the off shoot to the Causeway Bay terminus, where we were expected to join our tour group.  We inquired of several groups who all gave conflicting directions.  We arrived at 11.30am some 10 minutes prior to the scheduled stop. And commencement tme was confirmed by a gleeful little Chinese person , who advised we were th3 last of the group.

Boarding was chaotic but we were each given our two day passes and the mandatory ear buds to listen to a very British commentary.  For 90 minutes we travelled around the wonderful tram network and passed by several iconic buildings including the Supreme Court, the Hong Kong Jockey Club, a myriad of high rise of all sorts of vintages.

We then came to the Market Place terminus where our tour finished.  We had photos taken then walked about before catching the tram back to Admiralty andbPacific Place where the Conrad is located.  We enjoyed a salad for lunch.

Then followed a relaxing afternoon after a hectic but enjoyable morning.  There are several noticeable things.  The sheer scale and numbers of people , everywhere there are people all going in different directions.

The number of younger people is a constant surprise.  This is a fast growing city with over 200 additional people coming from the mainland each day.  The amount of building construction remains high although there are less than on our last visit.  The underground is being extended. 

We had cocktails and nibbles in the lounge before we departed by taxi to pier 9 Central to join the Symphony of Lights Hong Kong Harbour Night Cruise to see the highly laser show, light up the towers and skyline. 

We joined quite a number for a very enjoyable tour of the harbour before Positioning the ferry to watch the laser light show. At 7.49 pm there was an announcement advising that the light show would commence.  Well we then enjoyed 20 minutes of wonderful lights illuminating the high rise towers and dancing over the harbour. 

It was terrific, we took it all in, enjoyeda drink and then were returned to Pier 9 after first dropping off the majority of the passengers at Kowloon wharf. 

We walked around taking photos of the wheel then caught a taxi back to the Conrad Hotel.  We walked in the door at 9.30pm and then went straight up to our room. 

The night was a bit cloudy and more is promised for tomorrow.

We have enjoyed a terrific day.  Into bed after a coffee and watching some golf.  Slept well for another 9 hours and finally the body clock has adjusted. 

Sunday we intend to catch the 15 bus up to the Peak, then come down from the top.  But if it remains this cloudy may just go out into the streets.  We decided that the cloud cover and likelihood of rain made the visit to the Peak problematic, so postponed that idea.

We walked through Pacific Place, a fantastic up market shopping mall and across to the underground. We then decided to have lunch at a small restaurant and enjoyed salads and cappuccino.  Then back to our suite where Ken completed this update and Jeanette sent a post card. 

The weather continues to be cloudy and grey with no sunshine and decided not the day for a visit to Victoria Peak.

Ken went for a walk and took photos of the Executive Lounge , where “High Tea” was being served and there were quite a few people.

 

A terrific light display at Pacific Place, below the Conrad Hotel  

A terrific light display at Pacific Place, below the Conrad Hotel  

Our Conrad bear! 

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A terrific lunch. 

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Afternoon High Tea at Executive Lounge here at Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong

 

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And more

 

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Afternoon High Tea - Just superb! 

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