24th May 2010 This morning’s bright blue skies were an incentive to get out of bed and head up to the Peak Tram with the aim of getting to Victoria Peak early for fabulous views over the city. However, although the tram runs from 7am, the 360 degree viewing platform and the rest of the shops and restaurants on top of this 1200 foot mountain don’t open until 10am, so we purchased our tickets, but decided to come back later for the actual trip. ...
23rd April 2010 It turned out to be a good job that we had bought our North Face coats yesterday, this morning we awoke to torrential rain and a thunderstorm. We were lucky to have done our trek yesterday and that we were going back to Ha Noi later this evening. With such dreadful weather, there was no rush to go out, so we spent a good part of the morning chatting with our Israeli friends Batya and Nir in reception. They have given us some great information and recommendations for Cambodia, Laos and Japan all of which they have visited recently. ...