By Samantha Lett
Well… what a start to the trip!
Meeting at the airport late on a Thursday night our group boarded our plane and flew to the early hours of Friday morning – arriving on the other side of the world.
Although the flight was long, the result was spectacular! A huge thank you to Hong Kong Airlines for providing us with good food and good entertainment to help survive the trip and sponsoring us on this once in a lifetime opportunity!
We all made it safe and sound and ready to start the rest of the journey!
From the Airport it was off to the tram, at a 27-degree angle up Victoria Peak to look over the city – what an amazing view and a great chance to see our surroundings. Next, on our adventure we took a trip on the local sampan (water taxi) around the harbour and saw how the rich and poor live on the water, one side is luxury yachts and the other fishing boats loaded with rubbish including some unique smells radiating off them.
This was followed by a brief trip to a jewellery factory where bespoke jewellery pieces are designed and created. The Stanley markets followed with stalls selling everything from decorative chopsticks to handheld fans.
The final destination was our hotel and an absolute relief for tired feet, early to bed and ready for day two. AUT students can match the heat at Uni but can’t in the 30degrees of Hong Kong, who knew?
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