Our minute twenty-four hr catamenia inwards Hong Kong was gloomy in addition to rainy though all the same warm plenty non to have to vesture lots of layers. In fact it was a pleasant relief from the constant conditions of Singapore in addition to fifty-fifty when I had to position a cardigan on for a spell I wasn't worried. However the pelting looked fix inwards for the morning time at to the lowest degree thus nosotros decided to see 1 of the many museums.
We settled on the Hong Kong Museum of History to laissez passer on us an overview of Hong Kong's history. As good every bit the primary exhibit our ticket also gave us entry to a special exhibition inwards recognition of the centenary of China's 1911 revolution. The revolution brought to an goal majestic dominion inwards Red People's Republic of China in addition to the establishment of Asia's offset republic. The primary exhibit took us through the history of Hong Kong from prehistoric times, the climate changes in addition to terra firma stimulate that shaped the geological features of Hong Kong. Told us about the different people who conduct maintain inhabited South Red People's Republic of China from this fourth dimension onwards, the nascence in addition to increment of Hong Kong, the Japanese business during the Second World War right through to its supply to Red People's Republic of China inwards 1997. I especially found this exhibition interesting in addition to would recommend it if you lot desire to larn an overview of the history of Hong Kong. There were lots of videos to lookout adult man every bit you lot moved betwixt the different galleries in addition to nosotros ended upward spending most of the morning time there.
After lunch, which given that they beak Cantonese inwards Hong Kong in addition to a lot of the Chinese restaurants in addition to takeaways inwards the Great Britain serve Cantonese food, was incredibly similar to what you lot tin get in the UK, nosotros decided to accept a autobus tour of Hong Kong island. Although it had stopped raining when nosotros offset boarded the autobus past times the fourth dimension nosotros were one-half agency around it had gone from lite drizzle to fairly heavy pelting again. However I was not complaining every bit the cooler temperature made a pleasant change. The tour nosotros chose took us through the Central Business District, around the Causeway Bay expanse where nosotros could come across the boats inwards the harbour, the CWB typhoon shelter in addition to Victoria park, through Wan Chai, past times the betoken where you lot tin choice upward the tram to the peak (more on that soon) in addition to through the Lan Kwai Fong in addition to SoHo areas of the island.
We also saw the Man Mo temple which is 1 of Hong Kong's oldest. Unfortunately I was non able to larn whatsoever decent pictures every bit past times this betoken it was raining heavily in addition to nosotros had to motion into the hugger-mugger role of the bus. The temple though is dedicated to a statesman of the third century BC called Man Cheung in addition to a armed forces deity called Kwan Yu. Man Cheung is worshipped every bit the god of literature in addition to Kwan Yu, who was a soldier born inwards the 2d century AD, is straight off venerated every bit a god of war, typically portrayed alongside blood-red cheeks.
In the eve nosotros had a dyad of drinks inwards a bar nigh our hotel called Mes Amis. There are a dyad of these bars inwards Hong Kong, nosotros exclusively went to the 1 inwards Kowloon but this seemed relaxed with a mix of locals in addition to expats, a happy hr in addition to decent music. We then went for drinks at the Felix bar inwards the Peninsula hotel. Once in 1 trial to a greater extent than nosotros had a vivid sentiment across the harbour for the lite in addition to laser show in addition to every bit I said earlier I enjoyed it much to a greater extent than from this bar.
The house is pretty small, different the Aqua Spirit bar, thus your sentiment is fairly unobstructed inwards comparison. The cocktails were skillful but I get together the best role almost the house is the men's toilets! Obviously I didn't become inwards them, good truly I nearly did every bit it wasn't that obvious which was the men's in addition to which was the ladies but fortunately the valet pointed me inwards the correct direction. Anyway the interesting role almost the men's toilets, manifestly at that topographic point is a rather dramatic sentiment over the metropolis through the men's urinals. I tin confirm though at that topographic point is nada thus exciting inwards the ladies.
After this nosotros decided to conduct maintain dinner at the Felix restaurant. Yet in 1 trial to a greater extent than this consisted of wonderful nutrient in addition to vino alongside some other spectacular sentiment of the city.
