Welcome to Wazza's European Adventures!
This is where the fun begins!... Well it already has, so I better get you all involved in what the latest is...
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| Where I want to go... |
Well it all started in Perth, Western Australia, where I was born and raised - Fremantle to be exact. But I was staying at a great mate's place - a burner, a blazer and all round champion of a nice guy - Rissole Richardson's place. I woke up in the middle of the night, and started pacing...
Earlier in the year, about a month before I left, I found out that my dad had cancer. Of the hip first, then it spread pretty aggressively. The next thing I know, I called him and asked him how he was. He told me that the cancer had spread to his brain.
After visiting him with my son - Jordan - now 18 years young - he had a very rough patch. I hadn't seen my father in about... well let's just say that my dad and step mum hadn't seen my son since he was about 4 months old. But they were so happy to see him, and just in time, as my father passed away not long after finding out that it had spread to his brain. He passed away in his sleep, from I think pneumonia, or a bladder infection, and his system was so disintegrated, that he had no protection. And he died in his sleep, painlessly.
So... I don't take death very well.
Like I said, I was pacing around the night before in my mates house. Frantically. Waking my mate up and his missus, due to the grinding of my teeth and footsteps. I had continual and constant voice in my head of "GO! GET OUT OF HERE! DO IT NOW! GET OUT AND DO IT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!" Little did I know who or what the voice was.
So I packed my bags. Got a taxi to the train station, then a train to the city and then another taxi to the airport (international)
At exactly 3:10am, I get a call from my lovely step mum - Mary - with the news that my father had passed away in his sleep, through tears and emotion. I said "you wouldn't believe where I am...". She asked, and I told her "I'm at the international airport. I'm leaving... or was going to leave..."
Next thing said - Go son. Go.
I once again said no, and visited her the next day with a long discussion and story behind dad, his family and brother and sisters. I met an aunt and an uncle that I had no idea about... But that is another story....
So after visiting, I called mum up, said I'm going, and caught the next flight to Brisbane to meet my bestie, Renee, who said that she would come with if she didn't get the job she was waiting for.
Here I am - at Brisbane airport - waiting for Renee. She calls. She gets the job. So no travel buddy (and she IS the best travel partner EVER!). At the same time, my younger sisters (not by blood) are up the road about 200kms, and they want me to come visit. But Chantelle and Donna (twins!) are both busy so I couldn't ask them to come - Donna had just arrived home from Canada after a year!
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| A typical Hong Kong Street |
So after a quick talk with Renee, and a sorry to the sisters, I took off to Hong Kong.
I arrived in Hong Kong very early in the morning. I had a lot of time to spare - roughly about 17 hours - so I did a few tours. I did the Peak Tram - saw HONG KONG from the highest point in Hong Kong. And what a view...
So good was the view that I couldn't actually see anything because we were literally above the clouds!
Check this out to see what I mean by couldn't see anything!
Wazza above the clouds in Hong Kong Peak
Wazza Above the clouds again!
I did something stupid and asked a local where I could find a Chinese restaurant. Little brain realised that EVERYTHING is CHINESE... what a $#*& TOOL I was!
Anyway... walking around the streets of Hong Kong, it was a very humid 30 degrees Celsius, and humidity must have been at least 90%! I was dripping! I had to stop for water every 10 or so minutes. Also, I found out that I was being stared at quite a lot. I was not wearing anything weird, I didn't have snot on my face, or anything else. But I found out why people were looking at me..
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| A view from the bridges |
I had tattoos showing.
I then noticed that I hadn't seen a tattoo. No-one had one, or at least showing. But it was too damned hot to not have my arms showing in the weather. It was like a sauna.
Back to the touring I went after a bit of a feed.
McDonald's - everywhere - but their restaurants had rice cakes instead of buns! Imagine a Big Mac with rice cakes?? I was not up to having one of those yet, and I am pretty certain that I wouldn't have like it that much.
So here I am, taking the tours, and swearing like an freshman in school for the first day. The weather was very humid, as I said before, but you can actually see the mist in the clouds, and the mist above the mountains at the back of the city.
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| Just some of the buildings in Hong Kong |
The buildings there are spectacular. I have some on my Facebook page, and I will hopefully be able to put some up here very soon. I couldn't believe how high and how compact the city is! It's tall and high and sooo many people. There is a perfect mix of East and West, with sampan's and junks, right next to mega structures and Ferrari's and Lamborghini's.
What's more, since Hong Kong is now under Chinese rule again, there are things here that I have never seen before - like the cars and trucks. I saw a super car that I had never seen anywhere... It had folding wing doors and the driver (female and extremely gorgeous!) was almost horizontal to the ground. And there are literally hundreds of them. Not just the Chinese ones, but super cars in general.
Now there were a few things I could not have imagined, that I saw in Hong Kong. The people are quite... straight? Rather walk on the line rather than off the line sort of people...
Then I saw this...
This is totally crazy...
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| Another almighty building |
So after seeing the monk magician, I did the second tour, and popped by Stanley Markets at the eastern part of the city. Great little place that! Great bargains, and all these nooks and crannies of pathways, in's and out's, right near the beach, was amazing. The locals were very nice. And most of them well mannered (except this one guy... jeez!)
Then I had to get to the Airport by the Air Train. Whilst on the way there by bus, I saw (from afar) the theme parks, including Disney World Hong Kong. It will be a future destination! I love roller coasters! I LOVE ROLLER COASTERS! I'm coming back for those two theme parks for sure!
Well... That was my whirlwind visit of Hong Kong. Definitely a place to visit.
This is only the first real stop on my adventure!
I can't believe I'm actually going to Europe! YIPPEE!!!
Major excitement coming up!
Until the next blog! Catch ya soon!
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