A Brief Stopover in Hong Kong

After spending a couple of days in Macau,we headed to Hong Kong to continue our travel. Taking a bus from Macau, we crossed the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB). It's a 55-kilometer (34 mi) long bridge-tunnel system including sections of bridge, undersea tunnel, and artificial islands, an engineering marvel! For lovers of architecture, this is a must see experience if you happen to be in the Hong Kong/Macau area. The crossing took about an hour.

J. met up with us in Macau and spent a couple of nights with us in Hong Kong. We had a brief stopover in this busy city and explored a few areas. We passed by the city a few times but never spent much time there. This time we were able to visit a few places.

"The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is generally ranked in the top 100 globally by major university rankings. In the 2025 QS World University Rankings, HKU is ranked 17th. In the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, it is ranked 35th." Source - Google .

A famous university in Asia, HKU was every HK student's dream to be admitted there during the 60's/ 70's era. We took the opportunity and visited this famous university in Asia. It was a very smart idea for the HK government to have built a subway station going right into the univeristy campus. HKU apparently is a hot spot for tourists. There was a long lineup into the campus area and the place was humming. Getting there late in the afternoon, we were asked if we had reservations and were almost turned down. We were the last visitors admitted onto the campus.

Besides visiting HKU, we also went to a couple of old neighbourhood. We were there years ago and old memories kept flooding back. Many of the buildings in the neighbourhood looked their age while some had been renovated nicely.

The upgraded shops reflect the economic prosperity of the locals residing in the area.

It was a brief but memorable stopover in Honk Kong.

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