Big busses aren't always the best

Hong Kong is huge and at times overwhelming, but we know there is more to this area than just skyscrapers and Dim Sum, so we decided to take a ride to Stanley, a small town on Hong Kong Island.

We were initially going to take a Hong Kong Big Bus (hop on off type) as these can be a great way to get an audio commentary, and not need to think about which bus to catch and where to catch it.  But on research realised it would have cost us about $70AUD each for the pleasure.  I then looked into doing it in public transport and yes it could be done and for less.

History then time for food.

For those interested, last night we went to bed at 05:00pm and we slept through til this morning, Katie woke at 06:30am and I woke a little before, at 5:45am. We are still a little jetlagged but do feel we have broken the beast.

Hong Kong, where here

This morning we landed in Hong Kong, one hour early, we must have had a tailwind!

This meant we got in around 05:50 am and by the time we got through the airport and then to the bus terminal it was around 07:00 am.

We had planned to catch bus A22 as the route practically passes our hotel, but on landing found the yearly Hong Kong Marathon was on and in turn, the bus routes had been carved up and redirected by the bus company.