Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]8 hours is a little tight but it's entirely possible. I've had short stops in HK four times in the last couple of years but I've always had 12-18 hours between flights. You can usually get out of HK airport fairly quickly. There is good luggage storage in the airport: http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/passenger/departure/all/baggage/left-baggage.html the Airport Express leaves every 12 minutes http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/transport/to-from-airport/airport-express.html and takes 24 minutes to get you into Hong Kong station, from which you can transfer to the MTR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_MTR and move around easily. So it's entirely possible to be in Central or Kowloon 90 minutes after disembarking your plane. Plenty to do once you're there. Just walking around in Kowloon or Central is pretty amazing - plenty to see. I really love the bird markets and ornamental fish markets in Mong Kok, though the bird markets had a lot more character in their old incarnation prior to 1997. The Tim Hau temples are pools of serenity in the middle of the buzzing swarm, Curio Alley in Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) has more little buddhas, bells and things than you'll see anywhere, the jade markets are a fantastic place to pick up some cheap but beautiful cultured pearls . . . I could go on. Food: I like the abalone dishes at Forum at Causeway Bay, the peking duck at Spring Deer in TST and a million other places. On topic - http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Randomness/ MP, 35/1.4 aspherical, Acros, Xtol 1+1. Howard Cummer lives in HK and can probably give better advice about what to do when you get there. As long as your daughter and her boyfriend are reasonably experienced travellers and/or are realistic about how long getting back to the airport and checking in will take, and have good time management they should have a few fun hours in a great place. Marty Gallery: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene -- Be Yourself @ mail.com! Choose From 200+ Email Addresses Get a Free Account at www.mail.com