Honeymoon Hong Kong Oct 2007

So it's our Honeymoon, the most exciting part after the wedding, no more planning, no more arguments and certainly no more stress for two whole weeks..........hmmmm !!!

It starts.....arrive in Manchester after having a nice relaxing lift to the airport curtosy of mother and father. Our connecting flight to London is on time - no problems ! Chelsea Team are in the airport after the Man Utd match (not sure what the score was but managed to steal a kiss off Lampard) Filght goes fine, except for when we arrive in London, didn't realise that we were late, waited for the luggage....45 minutes for the damn luggage !!!

So we have about 10 mins to get to Virgin check-in ! We ran, which is not easy in high heels, get to check in and we are late by 10 mins, flight has another 50 minutes before it leaves, so we start begging, just leave the luggage and run us to the gate a.s.a.p. - NO ! WHAT ? "We have sold your seats to someone else" "OH MY GOD, YOUR KIDDING ME, THIS IS MY HONEYMOON"

So that was that, I was whaling in the check-in area, Dave was feeling physically sick. The wedding is cursed and it's never gonna last - blah blah blah !!!

We got a flight 24 hours later, after having to beg as it was not guarenteed !!!

HONG KONG

Day 1: Arrive in HONG KONG 9pm - only have 1 and a half days now because of the delay. Quick shower and change and were off, go searching for bars, stay up to approx 1am and go back to the hotel. Ask Dave if we should set the alarm (don't want to miss a minute of our remaining time here) NAH ! we'll wake up I feel fine !

(This is the craziest view, we pulled back the curtains and this is what we saw ! How many peeping tom's do you think there could be ?)

Day 2: GROAN !!! What time is it babes ? HOLY SHIT !!!!!!! It's bloody 12pm, we've slept in (disaster number 2, bit of a cry while trying to get clothed and cleaned) Right we're off, what shall we do, taxi straight to Stanley Market. Quick trip round and some souveniers bought, Had a nice cold beer in a little bar - stuck a beer mat to a post with message on (will see if it's still there when we go back)

Next....bus to Causeway Bay ! Cheaper than the taxi ride !!! Straight to "The Peak" to soak in the mass that is Hong Kong. The sky scrappers touched the sky and the whole city looked over run with ants.

The night was starting to draw in so we caught the tram back down to the bottom and followed signs in Chinese to the Star Ferry (no we don't understand chinese but pictures of a boat gave it away). Managed to get on the ferry just as all the sky scrappers were switching the lights on !

Got another bus to Nathan Road night market. Loads of bargins, Dave bought a waving Chiang Chieh-shih watch ! Market food was to die for: Mantis prawns (wriggling round on a stall, then straight in the wok-on your plate before you cold say "chop sticks"), steamed pak choi with garlic and rice.

Then back to the bar we went in the night before - different crowd in the Karaoke bar, we were welcomed and seats made available. A husband and wife couple taking the signing far too seriously started chatting to us, lots of toasting and lots of peace signs made, sweets exchanged - drinks boughts for us and even take-away shared round. The gentleman got Dave up to sign Robbie Williams !!! That was an experiance !!! Got a little tipsey had two hours sleep and had to get up for the airport transfer.