my hong kong trip

it was an interesting trip to hong kong this time round.

i had intended to do long distance brisk walks there and thought that perhaps a walk at the country side or a climb of some of the "hills" would be nice. i had previously seen people casually "walking" up the hilly terrains when i took the cable car to ngong ping from tung chung and had thought how nice it would be to do the same.

it was with this simple intent that i decided to head to hong kong. my plan was simple, keep the trip free to cater to potential weather changes. do part of the lantau trail either on friday or saturday, weather permitting. and with this, i packed and headed off to hong kong. here's the quick run down to what happened...

thursday, arrived late morning, headed to mongkok and caught the show "chibi maruko chan - a boy from italy". decided to watch a show to consume some time before check in at 2pm. decided on this show as it was a japanese animation and i loved japanese animations. too bad it was dubbed in cantonese but went ahead with it nonetheless. will write about it in another post. after the show, checked in, freshened up and visited the wong tai sin temple.

friday, weather forecast indicated passing showers and occasional thunderstorm. decided against the long walk and slept in most of the day. needed the sleep and the rest before the walk. went for some light shopping at the nearby shopping centers and wet market towards the end of the day. day ended with lotsa roasted meat, char siu and chicken wings! lol!

saturday, went for my walk at lantau island. and before the walk itself, found myself stuck in the shopping center at tung chung watching news updates about joseph schoolings 100m swim on my mobile. following that, went for the walk and completed it by late afternoon. the rest of the day was just spend resting.

sunday, this is my check out day. met up with my colleague (who's in hong kong with her friend) and headed for a dim sum lunch before visiting the chi lin temple. headed to the airport and was back home by 11pm.

was a tiring trip overall but i enjoyed it. look forward to doing more trails in future.