I've realized being without family to celebrate CNY with leaves you hating the holidays... you miss your family, all the shops are closed and you're left being bored in your room.
Anyhow to escape the holiday-boredom, we decided to take a day trip to Lamma Island the 3rd day after Chinese New Year. At least majority of the shops were going to be open, and we thought it would be a nice relaxing day at the beach! But alas, apparently family obligations for the Chinese last only till the 2nd day or so, because there was an incredible hoard of Chinese Tourists everywhere in Hong Kong! To make matters worse, apparently Lamma Island was one of the top tourist destinations... and the queue for the ferry ride was too long for us to bother with it.
Changing the plan at the last minute, we decided to take the ferry to the Peng Chau island instead... which was not a bad idea except for a fact that we did not know anything about the island beforehand. The ferry ride cost around 40HKD each way, and takes around 30 minutes... but the boat ride is quite pleasant and reasonably steady.. :)
Surprisingly, the island turned out to be lovely. There wasn't much to see, but the island was quiet, lazy and perfect to walk around. There were so many of these lovely deserted crumbling old houses as well as narrow alleyways that were so much fun to photograph!
Oh and make sure you take the hike up the Finger Hill for a nice walk and a beautiful view overlooking the Hong Kong island. We got there around 2pm and left the island around 6pm as there weren't too many options for dinner... but we did have a very cheap and yummy lunch at a local restaurant!
If you ever need to relax and run away from the hustle and bustle that is Hong Kong, this is the place to spend a day hiding away with a friend or two. :)
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