Daily Archives: 03/03/2025

Read this blog: The one where we learn the difference between Stephen and Stitt Wednesday 26th February 2025 We were given breakfast vouchers as we checked in at the Holiday Inn Causeway Bay and when we made our way down to the restaurant on the second floor [which is only open to residents for breakfast and is a restaurant in the evening] these were exchanged for a printed sheet on which to mark our choices. Breakfast comprised a selection of four possible meals, so that if we wanted to we could have a different breakfast every day and try them all. For the first morning we both chose the egg and kale omelette. Fortified for a days sightseeing and with our Octopus app at the ready we set off on Robert’s pre-planned sightseeing route towards Exchange Square, home to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since the 1980s. Nearby Statue Square was built at the end of the 19th century entirely on reclaimed land. At the time it was named for the many statues, mostly of members of the British royal family, which stood here until the Japanese removed them when they occupied Hong Kong during WWII. Now the only statue to […]