by The Inside Cabin | Mar 9, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, China, Hong Kong, Asia
Day 64 – March 9th – Hong Kong The weather was as nice today as it was bad yesterday. Gray skies with threats of rain were replaced by clear blue skies and pleasant temperatures. Heading to Hong Kong Island Around 10:30 AM we headed down to the taxi line...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 8, 2018 | Asia, Macau, 2018 Grand World Voyage, China, Hong Kong
Day 63, March 8th – Hong Kong “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson – 1997 When Mike Tyson was asked by a reporter whether he was worried about Evander Holyfield and his fight plan he answered with the above quote. While I...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 4, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, China, Hong Kong, Asia
Around 11 am we left the ship with our tablemates, Rick and Margaret, to head out to Stanley Market for some sightseeing and shopping. Stanley market is on Hong Kong island, across Victoria Harbor and then about 12 miles down a winding road past Repulse Bay. We...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 3, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, China, Hong Kong, Asia
Today was a rest day for us after a long day yesterday. We slept in and spent the morning in our cabin catching up with laundry, reading, organizing our cabin and backing up all of our pictures on our external hard drives. Around 3pm we were ready to leave the...
by The Inside Cabin | Mar 2, 2016 | 2016 Grand World Voyage, China, Hong Kong, Asia
Around 7:15 this morning the Hong Kong Harbor Pilot boat maneuvered alongside the Amsterdam’s port side and paused for a few seconds, not very long, but long enough for the Pilot to grab a hanging rope ladder and climb aboard. Now that the pilot was onboard, the ship...
