We had planned to stay 5 days in Phuket and a couple of days in Bangkok - but with the turmoil just prior to our arrival we had cancelled our stay in Bangkok and extended our stay by a couple more days in Phuket. I believe we should have spent a good 2-weeks in the resort, as I was just unwinding when we had to go back to HK. Ho-well...it was good whilst it lasted!

We took the opportunity on our return to HK to take another short day-trip and visit Macau - the Casino capital of the Asian Pacific region! We didn't fancy gambling (credit crunch and the like!) - but instead we had booked a taxi morning tour to take us around the island! Nice trip!!

We visited the Sai Kung district of Kowloon - an area where the famous dessert restaurant called "Honeymoon Dessert" is located. We spent the day there, had a nice lunch meal, dinner and stroll before returning back to Diamond Hill (note: all of the meals were seafood - and it was delicious!!!).

We spent Chrimbo Day morning shopping and browsing in and around the Harbour City Shopping Complex. In HK the 24th Dec is celebrated more than Chrimbo Day itself.

After a few moments shopping, we had a lunch meal at one of the posh restaurants!! :) Nice indeed!

During the afternoon of Chrimbo Day, we visited Tuen Mun - a nice beach district in Kowloon. A relaxing stroll, a McDonald's "rest" and then we went for our big dinner meal!

When we arrived in another part of the Tuen Mun district, we visited some local Fishmongers, purchased some really nice and freshly-caught fish - and prepared for dinner with the wider family!

Boxing Day Chinese Style - includes - you've guessed it, more shopping!!!! So we visited Central and started shopping away! We took the opportunity to go along the Mid-Levels escalators - which is still renowned for being the longest outdoor-covered escalator system in the world!!

We spent the 27th Dec visiting one of the outlying Islands of Hong Kong, Cheung Chau. These are the photos during the ferry ride to the Island with some great HK landmark backdrops!!

Cheung Chau is renowned for being an island without motor vehicles - just bicycles! Though the bicycles were probably more annoying than cars! We did find it quite relaxing though, and it was extremely good exercise. We saw the pothole in the South of the Island, the beach in the North with shops and of course good eating establishments in-between!

When we returned from Cheung Chau Island, we took the Star Ferry back to Kowloon - destination: Tsim Sha Tsui.