Tuesday,
March 20 we arrived in Hong Kong for the first day of our much anticipated
2-day adventure. Needless to say, all
the passengers and crew were very excited to have these 2 days to explore. Unfortunately, we are ship bound for the
first of what we are afraid will be many ports that we will not be leaving the
ship due to Cindy’s broken foot.
Hong Kong
features an incredible skyline, beautiful harbor and some of the best shopping
in the world. We heard from passengers
that prices had escalated substantially from our previous visit in 2008, even
in famous Stanley Market. There are so
many points of interest in Hong Kong that 2 days really isn’t enough. You can take a boat tour of the harbor, drive
across the Tsing Ma Bridge to Lantau Island to the Po Lin Monastery where you
visit the largest seated outdoor bronze Buddha in the world. Take in nightlife, eat an 8 course Peking
duck dinner and watch the incredible Symphony of Light show on Victoria Harbor.
We docked at
China Merchant Wharf located near Kennedy Town on Hong Kong Island and close to
many of the main attractions. So we were
able to spend our days on the balcony watching the busy harbor teeming with
ferries, fishing boats, junks and the busy crew provisioning the ship.
At 5PM we let
loose our lines and departed the harbor for our next port of call, Phu My (Ho
Chi Minh City) Vietnam, to arrive in 3 days.
