Second week in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a coastal island located in Southern China. Writings have been found from thousands of years ago. It started as a small fishing village where Chinese emperors would send their punished officials. In the beginning, because there were not many other resources, the people lived mostly on fish, until the Europeans came. In 1841, Britain made Hong Kong a crown colony. The British introduced an education system similar to their own model.
During the Second World War, the Empire of Japan invaded and won Hong Kong from the British. During this time of Japanese control, the people suffered with no food and very expensive prices. Then in 1945, the United Kingdom took control again. In 1997, control of Hong Kong was transferred to the People’s Republic of China.
Hong Kong is usually described as a place where “East meets West,” because of it’s history with both China and Britain. While it is very modern, many Chinese traditions and practices are still very important. For example, feng shui, the practice of decorating and building according the spiritual principles of good, evil, and luck, is still very important. The entertainment industry is important in Hong Kong. Many martial arts films are made there.



FRIDAY 16TH JULY: Sydney-Hong Kong.
The plane ticket costs € 725 per person. The company of this aircraft is Virgin Atlantic. The flight is No. 201 which goes from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) at 14:25 to Hong Kong (Hong Kong Intl), where will arrive at 21:55.
It will be the same time zone.

FRIDAY 16TH
At 10:15 pm we arrive at the hotel, The Mira Hotel*****. It is situated in 118 Nathan Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. It cost 262 Euros 2 nights. Date of entry: 16-07-2010. Date of exit: 19-07-2010.


SATURDAY 17TH:
We will have breakfast at the hotel.
We will stay all the day in Hong Kong Disneyland. It costs 350 Euros. You can enjoy exciting and playful attractions, watch amazing shows and meet your favorite Disney Characters.
Dinner will be at the hotel (it’s not included).

SUNDAY 18TH
We will have breakfast at the hotel.
At morning we will go to The Monastery Po Lin. It is the most important Buddhist monastery of Hong Kong. It is placed in Ngong Ping, the highest part of Lantau's island. The monastery has more than one century of history, it was founded by three monks in the year 1906. The enclosure of the monastery includes the temple, the houses of the monks, a vegetarian restaurant and several shops to buy incense. We will have lunch in the vegetarian restaurant.
At 19:50 we have to be at the airport.