There are so many things to see in Hong Kong. One would think the island would be wall-to-wall people but it’s not. Within 5 minutes of the hustle bustle of the city you are in the most beautiful jungles and you can’t even hear a horn honk. They say that 15% of Hong Kong Island is inhabited. Today we had a wonderful outdoor experience, but I will let Shirl write about it.
Last night as we played games with the Newell’s and Bench’s we mentioned that we were planning on going to Tai Tam Reservoir this morning. The Newell’s jumped at the chance to go, but Sister Bench said she had commitments. So it was the Newell’s and Jackson’s today.
Last night as we played games with the Newell’s and Bench’s we mentioned that we were planning on going to Tai Tam Reservoir this morning. The Newell’s jumped at the chance to go, but Sister Bench said she had commitments. So it was the Newell’s and Jackson’s today.
We left at 9am, it was supposed to be rainy. But someone forgot to tell the weather, it was hot and sunny. We caught the bus up the hill, and we didn’t have to worry where to get off, we just followed all the other people who were getting off the bus. In fact we just followed them for about a block, but they turned off another way and we wanted to find the Tai Tam Reservoir Road. It was uphill to Wong Nei Chung lake with paddle boats and wild turtles, then farther up hill to a condo complex called the Parkview. Right next to it was a gate across an old road, no cars, just strolling down the hill.
It was hot and sunny, but we got a breeze every once in a while that kept us going. T
he reason we wanted to see Tai Tam was that there are three pretty stone bridges and we found them. Along the way we enjoyed all the wonderful quiet and blue skies. It was a glorious day, just hot.
The bridges were at the bottom and were worth the walk. They are said to be the most photographed bridges in Hong Kong, and we could see why. Then just across the bridge and not much father was a bus stop. We could have actually walked up to them from the bottom in just a few minutes. But we had a great walk and a wonderful trip. Will have to do this again, just when it’s cooler. We are quickly adding to our places to visit when it’s cooler.
The bridges were at the bottom and were worth the walk. They are said to be the most photographed bridges in Hong Kong, and we could see why. Then just across the bridge and not much father was a bus stop. We could have actually walked up to them from the bottom in just a few minutes. But we had a great walk and a wonderful trip. Will have to do this again, just when it’s cooler. We are quickly adding to our places to visit when it’s cooler. It was supposed to be a two hour walk, but with all the stopping to take pictures it took us about 3 ½ hours, but we were in no hurry.
Then we caught a green mini back to Chai Wan. Dew jumped in and swiped his card, and then found out there were not enough seats for all of us. So he went on ahead, and we took the next mini. Then the MTR back to Causeway and lunch at Triple O.
One of the things I will NOT miss about Hong Kong is that there is NEVER enough seating and everyone just hovers, waiting for you to finish your meal and move on.
Luckily we got a table back in a dark, quiet corner and had a whole table just to ourselves. I told them we should all pull out our books and just enjoy the seating, like everyone else does!
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