Little Black Guidebook

This was only a half-day because our flight was at 1600 so we had to be at the airport by 1400 and of course, nothing in Hong Kong really opens before 1000.

0830 Hong Kong Park – We watched an early morning Tai Chi class at the observatory and then wandered through their indoor Arid (cactus), semi-arid, and humid gardens. It was an indoor paradise of totally free and well groomed flora and we had it totally to ourselves at this early hour.

Next was the Hong Kong Park Aviary which felt like it was an exhibit straight out of Jurassic Park. It is a enormous net dome with a raised boardwalk going through the trees. You look down on the birds swimming for their breakfast as you walk past the ones in the trees eye to eye a waterfall beats down the side of the enclosure on one side. Again, we had it totally to ourselves as it was so early and everyone else who was up that early must have thought the warm sprinkles were going to turn into something more sinister after looking at the clouds.

Walked past the Hong Kong wedding registry where a bunch of beautiful brides were having their photos taken after registering their marriages. It must have been an auspicious date to get married as we saw at least 5 couples. This was right next to the koi ponds and gardens which we wandered through on our way to the…

1000 Teaware Museum – The guidebook we read before going said we would spend 30 minutes tops here, but I read everything and watched all the movies for a full two hours. I thoroughly enjoyed learning everything there was to learn about the history of tea and the process of purple clay pot making and picked up a souvenir tea pot. Unfortunately no photos are allowed inside the museum.

1200 Lunch at cafe under the mall at the Admiralty MTR station. There is a cute little grocery store there where you can pick up cheap eats for a picnic as well as a cafe for those who need to take a load off.

1300 Back at the hotel for a quick shower and then off to the airport early. This gave me time to wander in the Muiji To Go store for travel accessories.

2100 Land in Singapore and super cheap taxi to the hotel, dinner at the hotel and then straight to bed