Saturday 5th June

A last day of sightseeing in Hong Kong before we leave this evening. We spent last evening over at Kowloon. We caught the star ferry across Victoria Harbour and then ate street food at the Temp[le Street night markets. So today had to be the Peak by cable car. The gradient on the trip is just unbelievable. It was really worthwhile doing. The view from the top is spectacular. We had waited for a fine day but really didn't have one at all while we were in Hong Kong. So the view could have been a bit better - but it was no disappointment at all. After that we spent time again wandering the streets of hong Kong island which are so full of life, a final meal of BBQ Pork and Roast Duck before heading off to the airport for the flight home.

TRANSED 2010 - Hong Kong

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday I attended the International Conference on Mobility and Accessible Transport. Over 1000 delegates from 34 countries attended the event. Each day offered a showcase of latest developments in the area of accessible transport andn tourism from around the world as well as keynote speakers of great quality. the conference was a great opportunity to connect with some people I hadn't seen alongn my journey and others I met again and was able to update them with my progress. As the conference was in Hong Kong I was also able to spend some time with some colleagues from Australia in a setting outside the normal workplace. IT was a very worthwhile conference where I learnt quite a bit from some of the projects I heard about - some I had heard of - others I hadn't. the conference also included a Chinese banquet for delegates-a very chinese experience - besides the food it was loud and bright!