I was a little bit sad to Phnom Penh, the place really grew on me. I booked a tuk tuk for our trip to the airport, there is a first for everything, and bade farewell to our regular driver Pa who had been our chauffeur around the capital.
Check in was pretty easy with the usual waiting in this line then that line and after a 15 minute delay Cathay Pacific had us airborne on our was to Hong Kong, a total of 125 minutes in the air. I did my usual trick and hopped a cab from the airport. It’s a little confronting when the meter reads over $400 but when you realise it’s Hong Kong dollars you rest a little easier. We checked in to the Lanson Place Hotel and headed off to find dinner and a drink. Dinner was a little disappointing and after spending $100 real dollars on four drinks we called it a night. The view however was amazing.
The next morning we got up incredibly late and hit the pavement firstly to get some much needed laundry done, then to buy an all important Octopus Card (needed to ride the local public transport system) and ultimately to set of in search of the Che Kung Miu Temple that is considered important to many Thai people. After securing the necessary incense sticks, setting them alight and placing them in the correct place, spinning what appeared to be a fan, beating a drum three times and saying a number of prayers and our work was done.
We tried our luck at a Japanese restaurant and then pushed on to Victoria Peak, home to a funicular tram that takes you from bottom to top with spectacular views in seven minutes. The problem is that the line to get on it ran to two hours. We cheated and spent $12 on a taxi and caught the tram home, having lined up for maybe 15 minutes. There is a pathway that runs around the perimeter called Lugard Road. You avoid the 1,000’s of tourists, and I’m not exaggerating, and get a better view of the harbour and don’t have to pay for observation deck entry.
We tried our luck at a Japanese restaurant and then pushed on to Victoria Peak, home to a funicular tram that takes you from bottom to top with spectacular views in seven minutes. The problem is that the line to get on it ran to two hours. We cheated and spent $12 on a taxi and caught the tram home, having lined up for maybe 15 minutes. There is a pathway that runs around the perimeter called Lugard Road. You avoid the 1,000’s of tourists, and I’m not exaggerating, and get a better view of the harbour and don’t have to pay for observation deck entry.
All in all a good day all round. Tomorrow we head to Lantau Island and the famed cable cars.
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