From the Streets to the Islands
I took a break from the HK streets and malls yesterday, as I went on a tour organized by the school to Po Toi and Lamma Islands. We were told that we would be having a short hike at Po Toi, before a seafood lunch and short tour of Lamma. But we were in for a surprise, as the short hike turned out to be 2 hours long!
The hike left us all sunburnt and exhausted, but it was a good workout. The beautiful scenery and occasional cool breezes kinda made up for the soreness in our feets, and I got quite a few nice shots of the scenery. We were told by the tour guide that not many people (even the locals) know about this island, so well I guess we are the lucky few who can claim to have gone to the southern most island of HK.
As for Lamma, seafood lunch was so-so, as I guess we couldn't really expect to get the best of seafood since we went as a large guided tour group. Could kind of tell that the restaurant was serving their simplest dishes and smallest sized seafood, but oh well, we didn't exactly play alot for the trip, so we probably got what we paid for.
As I said, this was a good break from the usual streets and malls. The guys have always said that we are 'done' with HK, as we are going back to the same places again and again. In some ways I agree with them, but not entirely though. Despite visiting most of the more popular places already, there are still many streets and other less-popular corners of the island we have yet to visit. There is also is still Macau, Lantau, The Peak (at night), Ocean Park and Disneyland. Furthermore, even if I return to a same area again and again, the people, things and atmosphere will somehow be a little different each time I go. So in other words, I don't think I will ever be completely 'done' with HK.
On a side note, my modules have finally been settled, and thank goodness all went well. I have also gotten the necessary mapping approvals from NUS, so mapping troubles aside till I get back! Rovers finally won yesterday, halting a horrible run. It was almost another disappointment, but a late late goal made the weekend a much happier one for me.
The hike left us all sunburnt and exhausted, but it was a good workout. The beautiful scenery and occasional cool breezes kinda made up for the soreness in our feets, and I got quite a few nice shots of the scenery. We were told by the tour guide that not many people (even the locals) know about this island, so well I guess we are the lucky few who can claim to have gone to the southern most island of HK.
As for Lamma, seafood lunch was so-so, as I guess we couldn't really expect to get the best of seafood since we went as a large guided tour group. Could kind of tell that the restaurant was serving their simplest dishes and smallest sized seafood, but oh well, we didn't exactly play alot for the trip, so we probably got what we paid for.
As I said, this was a good break from the usual streets and malls. The guys have always said that we are 'done' with HK, as we are going back to the same places again and again. In some ways I agree with them, but not entirely though. Despite visiting most of the more popular places already, there are still many streets and other less-popular corners of the island we have yet to visit. There is also is still Macau, Lantau, The Peak (at night), Ocean Park and Disneyland. Furthermore, even if I return to a same area again and again, the people, things and atmosphere will somehow be a little different each time I go. So in other words, I don't think I will ever be completely 'done' with HK.
On a side note, my modules have finally been settled, and thank goodness all went well. I have also gotten the necessary mapping approvals from NUS, so mapping troubles aside till I get back! Rovers finally won yesterday, halting a horrible run. It was almost another disappointment, but a late late goal made the weekend a much happier one for me.
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