Our 2nd Sunday

I loved Lantau Island so much, we went back there today to visit Tai O.

Another white knuckle bus ride later and we arrived at this totally un-westernised fishing village. They have a museum tracing the history of this little village, but what really made us smile were these mannequins - blue eyed, white skinned Caucasians wearing traditional Chinese clothes!



The people mainly live in tiny tin huts built on bamboo stilts over the water, or in squatters huts on landslip areas. What I found very ironic was that despite the size of these tiny homes, and the apparent poverty of their occupants, they nearly all had wide screen tellys bigger than we have at home!!



They have a small market selling everything fishy - raw fish, dried fish, fish paste, fish skins, you name it and it was there! We also managed to buy a couple of carved Chinese wooden jewellery boxes for a couple of pounds each.






After Lantau Island we went back to Discovery Bay to spend some time with N_M's brother and sister-in-law. We looked around their flat on the 21st floor overlooking the Bay and Disneyland. Then we took the minibus down to the Plaza for dinner, and I ate until I was full for only about the third time since we arrived! Delicious food and a very nice evening was had by all.

On the way back to the hotel we went to the Night Market in Temple Street and bought cheap socks, Calvin Klein undies and silly toys to take home. I shall miss all this late-night shopping back in the UK!