Saturday 1st August 09

Today we went to Cheung Chau Island on the fast ferry. We got the ferry from Hung Hom to Central. We then walked to Pier 5-Outlying Islands. Make sure you have plenty on your Octopus card!

Once we got there Mum and Dad rented bikes for us. They then proceeded to take us up a very steep mountain, that was so steep we had to get off and push our bikes up. On arrival at the top we then had to go down some steps, which also consisted of walking! So, you can see that we got full benefit of the 60hk dollars it cost to rent them!

Cheung Chau is a very Chinese island that is noticeably different from Hong Kong Island. The beaches look beautiful, but seeing all the rubbish in the sea on the ferry, I wouldn't swim in it. But that is just my personal view!

After a Chinese day we topped it off with an American evening! I broke the record of 4 years, and had a happy meal at McDonalds. There is one on virtually every street corner. Hong Kong is like the centre of all cultures. You can get anything you want any time you want! It is strange really. We followed McDonalds with the new Pixar film called Up! It made Dad cry!

We went to Temple Street Night Market. In case you haven't already guessed, it is a market but at night! It was very interesting to see what kind of things they were selling. There were people eating outside at strange looking street cafes. Dad said "If you want to survive the night don't eat at one of those street cafes!" If you bargained with the stall owners, you could get things half price. I bought a bracelet and a hair clip.

Hope you are having a cool summer holiday.

Love from Meganxxx