Go to Hong Kong!

Relaxing (Day1)

2007-10-09T14:17:00.000+08:00

Hi I am Stanley, see my 3-day trip in Hong Kong.

Day 1: The Peak, Tsim Sha Tsui

We took the Peak Tram to the Victoria Peak, it went up at angle of 45 degree, quite a fun ride!
The Peak Tram station at the Peak is located inside the Peak Tower. Inside the Peak Tower there are restaurants, shops and observation platform. It was so crowded but the view was really good.

The next destination was Tsim Sha Tsui at where a multimedia light show "A Symphonic of Light" was held at 8:00pm every night. Taking the Star Ferry across the harbour from Central is the best way to see the skyline of Victoria Harbour.

Star Ferry (HK$2.20 from Central to Tsim Sha Tsui)

Night view......beautiful!

"A Symphonic of Light"......Wow!!!

Relaxing (Day2)

2007-10-08T17:22:00.000+08:00

Day2: Disneyland

After having the breakfast, we went to Hong Kong Disneyland by taking MTR.

Route Map

Disneyland Line, with mickey shaped windows. So funny!

Disneyland

We played Space Mountain first, followed by Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters. Then we went to Adventure land to go on the Jungle Cruise. The jungle cruise went around Tarzan’s Island, where you could find Tarzan’s treehouse.

Space Mountain

Astro Blasters

Jungle Cruise

Tarzan's Treehouse

We walked around the whole park and enjoyed the fireworks spectacular which was on at 9:00pm. The fireworks is so beautiful and worth to come back for seeing it again.

Relaxing (Day3)

2007-10-07T22:13:00.000+08:00

Day 3: Ocean Park
Ocean Park is one of the biggest aquarium in Asia, and it is a great place for a family to spend a full day here.
It is consist of lowland and headland which are linked by cable car.

The lowland has a number of attractions and rides for children.
The first thing we do is to visit the giant panda - LeLe & YingYing

Riding the Cable Car is a nice experience for us and the views over the southern side of Hong Kong Island are excellent!

Ocean Threatre - Wonderful dolphins and sealion shows
Remember to be there earlier to get better seats......since it is so crowded.

There are also some machine games (the Abyss, the Dragon, Flying Swing, etc) in the headland. Go and play if you dare!

The Abyss turbo drop - drop you straightdown from 20 floors height in 5 secs.

Mine Train

Don't miss the Sea Jelly Spectacular, more than 1000 sea jellies of all sizes, shapes and color can be found here!

Shopping & Dining (Day1)

2007-08-30T14:06:00.000+08:00

Hi, this is Samantha. Our best friend, Jane, goes to Hong Kong for 2 years training at work. She told us that Hong Kong is a very beautiful City. She loves Hong Kong and asks us to visit her and the City. Charlotte and I went there for 4 days in March. It's our first time to visit Hong Kong~~! :>

It's very exciting! We arrived Hong Kong International Airport at 3 pm. We were surprised with the efficiency of Hong Kong people! It took only half an hour for all immigration check points. After we settled down at a hotel in Mongkok, we started our journey!

The first place that we visited were the Avenue of Stars. I am a super fans of Jackie Chan!~ and I was looking for the hand imprint of him~~~ See!! \(^o^)/

Then, we went to Harbour City, the big shopping mall in TST for shopping, shopping!!~
When we left the shopping mall, we saw some colorful lights at the sky. WOW~~ It's multimedia light show - A Symphony of Lights!! What a surprise! It's so beautiful!

After the night show, we went to have sushi in a Japanese restaurant, and after that we are went to the hotel by taxi. The next day, we could meet Jane!

Shopping & Dining (Day 2)

2007-08-25T22:20:00.000+08:00

Jane was on holiday over the weekend, We were so luck that Jane was our Guide!

We met at 8.30 am at the lobby of the Hotel we accommodated. Jane went with us for the Chinese style breakfast, we ate congee, fried baguettes! The fired baguettes looks very funny. It is extremely different from the French style!~ Funny snack!

After the breakfast, Jane brought us to the famous Garden Street and Ladies Market in Mongkok for shopping. It’s very crowded at the weekend! There were lots of booths at the each side of the street which made the road quite narrow. A place with lots of inexpensive daily goods~ And we bought some cute sticker to our little nephew! :>

Garden street in Mongkok: What a busy street!

We had a dim sum lunch in Chinese restaurant. It's an interesting experience. We saw some people reading newspapers and magazines while having the lunch! We ordered for several dishes dim sum, e.g. har gau, steamed dumplings sui mai, spring roll, ricesheet roll and pork puns, etc. with the Chinese tea. It was my first time to drink Chinese tea, and it seemed a good match with dim sum! And I decided to buy some Chinese tea to my parents at end of the trip!

After the lunch, we took the ferry from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central and did shopping in Admiralty’s shopping mall. The clothes and luxuries are so fancy. And we, crazy shoppers, bought lots of clothes and shoes in there~

After shopping for 2 hours, we were so tired. ~_~ We met Chinese Bill who was Jane’s boyfriend. He brought us to have Hong Kong's style afternoon tea in a restaurant in Wanchai. Bill was a charming guy, he introduced us that there was a slang in HK: 3.15pm, tea time; and he recommended us favorite foods for afternoon tea in a HK - milk tea, egg tart and pineapple bun with butter. The egg tart was tasty. We heard that the former Hong Kong governor, Chris Pattern loves it too~

Egg Tart

Pineapple Bun with Butter

The next stop was Causeway Bay for shopping again! We were very surprised the 3 shopping places we went for that day were in different style! The teenagers in Causeway Bay looked trendy! And the accessories there were very attractive with a reasonable price!

We then went to SOHO, Central, there are lots of western style restaurant. And we had a happy dinner and night with Jane and Bill and 2 of their friends. ^_^

Shopping & Dining (Day 3)

2007-08-19T22:35:00.000+08:00

Jane, Charlotte and I went to the Wong Tai Sin Temple on that day. As introduced by Jane, the temple was popular for local people and also visitors. People come to the temple for praying their God for health and family, while visitors appreciate the architectural building. To me, it is ok. (I didn’t have much interest on Chinese style architecture! :p)

We went to have vegetarian food for lunch. Jane said that people would like to have vegetarian dishes after praying. The vegetarian dishes are more or less the same as the dim sum in Chinese restaurant, just that the ingredients are all vegetables! (I like traditional Dim Sum more.)

In the afternoon, we went to the Space Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui. I like stars and we enjoyed a show about stars there.

At the evening, we have another enjoyable activities prepared by Jane. We joined a local tour, we travelled the Nathan Road, Temple Street (similar style as ladies market in Mongkok) and had a dinner in Aberdeen, the last stop was seeing the most beautiful scene of Hong Kong from the Peak! The night scene was soooooo beautiful (though there was some fogs...)~~~ ^0^

Shopping & Dining (Day 4)

2007-08-03T22:40:00.000+08:00

That was the last day of our trip in Hong Kong. I woke up early in the morning at 7am while Charlotte was still sleeping… After packaging the luggages, I went to the Flower Market to have a walk. The flowers were so fresh with a pleasant smell making the day full of happiness. ;)

After the nice refreshing walk, I went to have breakfast with congee and I bought ricesheet roll with BBQ pork to Charlotte for her breakfast. Near the noon, we went the shopping mall near the hotel to buy some souvenir, i.e. wife cake, egg roll and Chinese tea bag to our home. Then we went to the Airport to end our trip.

Audio & Visual best buy – in Hong Kong

2007-07-31T21:46:00.000+08:00

Hello all~~ I’m Alvin, a youth who born, growth and live in Hong Kong. My interest are live chatting with net-friends, and playing AV products. Of course, AV= Audio & Visual. Thus, in quite often, my foreign net-friends asks me about those products’ related hot in Hong Kong.

In person, I think we are able to find whatever we want in any Hong Kong’s thriving shopping districts – even the products on cutting-edge technology!

Let’s have a look on my introduction to our favorites ~~!!

AV Favor ONE – Causeway Bay

2007-07-27T22:32:00.000+08:00

Let’s us get start with a major shopping and entertainment area of HK Island – Causeway Bay.

This area is always flooded with people because it is a major traffic exchange and centre point of Hong Kong Island. Many large Japanese department stores are also located in it. Most of the favor products – Mobiles, computer, DC, PMP, HiFi, LCD TV, digital music player…… can also be get here!

[Paterson Street]

[Great George Street]

[Time Square]

(http://www.timessquare.com.hk/en/)

One of the most famous shopping mall in HK. Most of the latest and high-tech AV, computer and electronic consumes can be obtained.

[Jardine's Bazaar]

[Jardine's Crescent]

AV Favor TWO – Sham Shui Po

2007-07-24T22:44:00.000+08:00

Our second AV landing point is an elder district of HK. This district shows a striking contrast due to it both the latest computers’ related and even the oldest electronic products can also be found in it. Most of my friends shown me their surprise after their trip on SSP~

[Golden Computer Arcade and Centre]

Don’t you think why such mall I introduced? It is unbelievable that Golden Computer Centre has more than 100 shops are all selling PC, PC components/ parts/ software/ accessories/ consumable, laptops, digital cameras.

By the way, Golden Computer centre is very Close to the Shamshuipo MTR station -- exit D2.

[Apliu Street]

Mobile phones, wireless phones, handsets, electronic components, batteries, cables, AV equipment are available.

[Cheung Sha Wan Road]

AV Favor Three – MongKok

2007-07-21T22:58:00.000+08:00

MongKok is nearby Sham Shui Po, you can be there by MTR, MongKok station exit-E. You may surprise that how flood are people there, and also how concentrated are the shops selling any kinds of products.

The shops are mainly distributed in Sai Yeung Choi Street, including shops selling AV/Electronic product, Camera and other favorites. But don’t forget the Shoes Street and Langham Place which besides them!!

[Sai Yeung Choi Street]

[Shoes Street]

[MongKok Computer Centre]

[an AV/Electronic product shop on Sai Yeung Choi St]

[Langham Place]

Come on friends, don’t hesitate.Let’s get up, walk through Hong Kong and get your favorites NOW!!

Nature Trail in Hong Kong

2007-06-19T23:00:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone~ I'm Eva. Welcome to visit the itinerary of my trip to Hong Kong.

It was my second time here, few years ago my family and I joined a tour mainly for sight-seeing and shopping. So this time I came again with my friends who also loves nature, enjoy wearing our backpacks and walk over the mountains.

It is unbelievable that Hong Kong, as a very well developed international city, still has nearly 40% of her area is countryside and has 23 big and small country parks over different area.

The countryside of Hong Kong is really amazing!

Nature Trail in Hong Kong (Day 1)

2007-06-19T22:00:00.000+08:00

Arrived Hong Kong Airport on Lantau Island, our wonderful trip began!

Firstly, we went to Tung Chung for food supply and took bus to visit the Po Lin Monastery and the Giant Buddha - Tian Ta Buddha in Ngong Ping.

[Po Lin Monastery]

[Tian Ta Buddha]

The YHA - SG Davis Hostel where we live was quite near the Po Lin Monastery and Tian Ta Buddha, it took about 10 minutes to walk down the hill to get there. The facilities of the hostel were satisfied, we cooked our dinner and had our sweet dream early, because we need to prepare for the hiking tomorrow :)

[YHA - SG Davis Hostel]

Nature Trail in Hong Kong (Day 2)

2007-06-19T21:00:00.000+08:00

We wake up at 1:00 AM. Yup, it was 1:00 AM! We packed up, and started to walk up the Lantau Peak - Fung Wong Shan, to see the sun rise at the second highest peak of Hong Kong!

After climbing endless steps of stairs in the dark under the moon, we finally reach the peak at 4:00 AM and wait. The weather was not good but we still could see the sun rise, so excited! It really worth to come!

[Sun rise at Peak of Fung Wong Shan]

Beautiful sun rise was over, the sky became bright. Then we could have a 360° view at the Peak of Fung Wong Shan. Couldn’t believe we climb so high last night!

[Peak of Fung Wong Shan]

[Shek Pik Reservoir]

[Tai Tung Shan (middle) & Lin Fa Shan (left)]

[Shui Hau Wan]

We walked along the Lautau Trail to the East until reached the Tung Chung Road at Pak Kung Au (Tung Chung Au). The views were great inside this Lantau Country Park!

[Lantau Country Park]

We took bus to Pui O to have our breakfast and a short rest in this lovely beach. The facilities here are really good for camping!

[Pui O Beach]

Then we took bus to Mui Wo, and went on a ferry to our next target, Cheung Chau. We had a walk over this small island, tasted some local food as our lunch, and visited the Cheung Po Tsai Cave.

[Cheung Chau Beach]

[Dried seafood]

[Local food store]

[Souvenir]

[Cheung Po Tsai Cave]

Afterward, we took ferry again to Central of Hong Kong Island, got some supplies. Then settle down in another YHA - Jockey Club Mount Davis Hostel, at the West of Hong Kong Island. We all need a good rest after such a long journey.

Nature Trail in Hong Kong (Day 3)

2007-06-19T20:00:00.000+08:00

We went hiking in Aberdeen Country Park and Tai Tam Country Park. It is quite funny that the country side and city are so close together in Hong Kong Island! We could see the house, building and highway at many places inside the country park.

[Aberdeen Country Park and Reservior]

[Tai Tam Country Park and Reservior]

Our next destination is a place where hiker must go, Sai Kung Country Park. Many Hong Kong people also love to go there for hiking and camping.

We went straight to the YHA – Bradbury Hall in Chek Keng to have rest, and leave the exploration of Sai Kung country side tomorrow.

[Chek Keng]

Nature Trail in Hong Kong (Day 4)

2007-06-19T19:00:00.000+08:00

There were so many places in Sai Kung Country Park that we wanted to go, like Long Ke Wan, Sharp Peak and Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park. But they are quite far away from each other and the route would be very long.

Finally we walked through Ngau Yee Shek Shan, Ngam Tau Shan, Cheung Sheung and ended at Yung Shue O. The views along were so beautiful that made us don't want to leave!

[Ngau Yee Shek Shan]

[Ngam Tau Shan]

[Cheung Sheung]

[Yung Shue O]

Then we went to Sai Kung city center to have a walk. There were shops selling special hand-make items, we had brought some for souvenir. (And of course some for myself :P)

[Sai Kung city center]

Next, we went to Tai Mo Shan Country Park and stay at the YHA – Sze Lok Yuen for our last night in Hong Kong.

Nature Trail in Hong Kong (Day 5)

2007-06-19T18:00:00.000+08:00

We wake up early again, and walked up to the peak of Tai Mo Shan following the road. Finally, we were standing at the highest place of Hong Kong. Great!!!

[Tai Mo Shan]

We walked down to Lam Kam Road through Kwun Yam Shan, and had our late lunch in Yuen Long.

[Kwun Yam Shan]

[Yuen Long - Light Rail]

The last two activities were much more relax, seeing birds in Mai Po Nature Reserve and visit the Hong Kong Wetland Park in Tin Shui Wai.

[Mai Po Nature Reserve]

[Hong Kong Wetland Park]

Then it was almost the time to go back home...
Bye~ Hong Kong! We will miss you~

A Symphony of Lights

2006-08-29T21:49:00.000+08:00

The ‘A Symphony of Lights’ shows the visitors the energy, spirit and diversity of Hong Kong. The Show comprises five major themes with lights and music to showcase the excitement and glamorous night of the Victoria Habour.

The Show has been awarded the world's "Largest Permanent Light and Sound Show" by Guinness World Records and is staged every night at 8:00 p.m.

Official Website: http://www.tourism.gov.hk/symphony/eindex.html

Hong Kong International Airport

2006-08-27T22:06:00.000+08:00

Hong Kong International is located at Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is opened for operation since July 1998. In 2005, the annual passenger traffic reached 40.74 million and the Airport was awarded as “World’s Best Airport” by Skytrax (an independent aviation research institution in the UK).

For details of the airport and transport to/from the airport, please visit the following Hong Kong International Airport Official website: http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/index.html

Avenue of Stars

2006-08-26T21:58:00.000+08:00

The Avenue of Stars symbolises the development of Hong Kong film industry. The movie-related sculptures and floor plaques with hand imprint of representatives from the industry offer visitors an experience on the magic of Hong Kong movies.

It is located next to the Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Promenade, Kowloon.

Avenue of Stars Official Website: http://www.avenueofstars.com.hk/eng/home.asp

Street Market@MongKok

2006-08-26T21:52:00.000+08:00

There are 3 famous street markets in Mongkok, Kowloon.

Fa Yuen Street (Garden Street) and Ladies Market offer inexpensive good. You can find a wide range of good here ranged from clothes to household products. Garden Street is a busy street during the day time, while Ladies Market would be busy at the evening and night.

Flower market shows colorful flowers with sweet scents. You can enjoy a refresh walk there.

Garden Street:
Address: Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon.
How to get there: Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Prince Edward Station, Exit B2

Ladies Market:
Address: Tung Choi Street, Mongkok, Kowloon.
How to get there: Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Mongkok Station, Exit D2

Flower Market
Address: Flower Market Road, Kowloon.
How to get there: Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Prince Edward Station, Exit B1

Chinese Tea

2006-08-23T21:22:00.000+08:00

Tea drinking is one of the Chinese culture for thousands of years. People use a wide variety of teas to quench their thirst, to aid digestion, for health benefits and as an ingredient in many dishes. Hong Kong has a large variety of teas imported from different Chinese provinces and cities, such as Fujian's Ti-guan-yin tea Hangzhou's Dragon Well tea and Yunnan's Pu-erh tea. Chinese tea is readily available in Chinese department stores, supermarkets and teahouses. It would be a good gift for you family and friends.

Habour City@Tsim Sha Tsui

2006-08-18T21:55:00.000+08:00

Habour City is one of the popular shopping and entertainment complex in Kowloon. It is located at the Tsim Sha Tsui and adjacent to the Star Ferry. It has about 700 shops, offering a wide variety of fashion and trendy brands to provide customers with a one-stop shopping experience.

Address: 3 - 27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
How to get there: Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Exit A1.
Official Website: http://www.harbourcity.com.hk/

SOHO, Central

2006-08-16T21:29:00.000+08:00

The SOHO is an entertainment zone located in Central and Western district of Hong Kong Island. Its name comes from South of Hollywood Road.

The area consists of restaurants, bars, nightclubs, art galleries, antique stores and residential house. SOHO is also a gourmet paradise, French, Italian, German, Mexican, US style cuisine would be found here to meet your need. And it is full of excitement and fun at night, especially on Friday and weekends, lots of foreigners would have gathering here or meeting new friends here. (it is just another Lan Kwai Fong).

How to get there: by taxi or walk through the Central-Mid-Levels escalator from Central/Westen district.

Hong Kong's style afternoon tea

2006-08-14T21:33:00.000+08:00

There is a slang in Hong Kong arisen from its construction industry - '3.15pm, tea time'. People enjoy a time for a break from their work. The most common type of such afternoon tea is having the pineapple bun with butter (bor law yau), cocktail bun, egg tart and milk tea in a Hong Kong Style restaurant.

A tip for you: When paying the bill, go to the front counter. Tipping is not required. Enjoy!

Back (from left): Pineapple Bun with Butter (bor law yau) & Milk Tea
Front (from left): Cocktail bun, egg tart & Coffee

Chinese Cakes

2006-08-14T21:16:00.000+08:00

Wife cake (flaky pastry with winter melon paste) and egg rolls are 2 delicious Chinese cakes in Hong Kong, they are true taste of Hong Kong. They are available at supermarket and Chinese cake shop.

Wife Cake

Egg Roll

Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple

2006-08-11T21:59:00.000+08:00

Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple is located at Kowloon. This traditional Chinese temple is an important religious centre in the urban city, which covers around 18,000 square metres with beautifully traditional buildings. The temple commemorates the famous monk of yore Wong Tai Sin, people pray for health, wealth and etc. here and believe that Wong Tai Sin would give them every wishes they want.

How to get there: By Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Wong Tai Sin station, Exit B2

Shopping@Causeway Bay

2006-08-04T21:53:00.000+08:00

Causeway Bay symbolizes fashion and trendy in Hong Kong. There are a number of shopping centres, i.e. Time Square Shopping Mall, Sogo Department Store, and also boutiques of famous brand names in this district. The products here are from reasonable price goods to expensive goods, you won’t get anything here. Enjoy!

Dim Sum Breakfast/Lunch

2006-08-03T21:37:00.000+08:00

‘Yum Cha’ (eating dim sum with Chinese tea for breakfast or lunch) is a very enjoyable activity for local people. Many families would have a gathering for ‘yum cha’ in a restaurant over weekends. Dim sum is tiny food served in steaming bamboo basket. Steamed pork buns, shrimp dumplings, beef balls and pork rib with preserved soya bean are favourites dim sum of local people.

Cantonese Congee

2006-08-02T21:40:00.000+08:00

Cantonese Congee’s main ingredients are rice and water. People may add some other food into the congee, such as, pork, beef, egg, peanuts and etc.

When eating Cantonese congee, people would like to have some other dishes with the congee, like ricesheet roll with BBQ pork, rice dumpling, fried baguettes.

Congee and fried baguettes

Rice Dumpling

Ricesheet roll with fillings

Public Transportation in Hong Kong

2006-07-20T23:42:00.000+08:00

In Hong Kong, there are many kind of public transportation, which could bring you visit Hong Kong with a fast and safe way!

Mass Transit Railway (MTR) - Underground System
It is similar to the Underground transportation system in UK. It is one of the most convenient tools for visitors and local people. There are 6 lines (including the Airport Express) with 57 stations in services. You may find the fares, time and station map from its official website: http://www.mtr.com.hk/

Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) - Railway System
It is a railway system brings you from the Kowloon to the New Territories. In recent years, the development of the New Territories is fast, New Territories is changed from a rural area to other new cities of Hong Kong. The need and development of Rails are therefore arisen. There are 3 rails (East, West and Light Rails) in services now. For details, please check its official website at:
http://www.kcrc.com/

Bus
Buses are a major tools for daily life. It brings us form point to point. In Hong Kong, there are 3 bus companies offering different routes for the public. You may search the route you want, with time and fares, from their websites:

Kowloon Motor Bus Company
http://www.kmb.com.hk/

New World First Bus
http://www.nwfb.com.hk/

City Bus Company
http://www.citybus.com.hk/

StarFerry

Unless going to outlying island, few people take ferry to cross the harbour. However, for tourists, a ferry trip is worth-while.

http://www.starferry.com.hk/

The Peak

The Peak can be reached by Peak Tram. The Tram goes from mid-levels to Victoria Peak. Bus are provided for passengers travel between Star Ferry HK side and Garden Road Terminal.
http://www.thepeak.com.hk/

Hong Kong Wetland Park

2006-06-01T06:00:00.000+08:00

http://www.wetlandpark.com/

Information of Hong Kong Wetland Park

WWF Hong Kong - Mai Po

2006-06-01T05:00:00.000+08:00

http://www.wwf.org.hk/eng/maipo/

Information of Mai Po Nature Reserve

Exploring Islands

2006-06-01T04:00:00.000+08:00

http://www.islandsdc.gov.hk/

Provides events, sights, shopping and transportation information for islands in Hong Kong

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

2006-06-01T03:00:00.000+08:00

http://www.afcd.gov.hk/

Includes information of Country Park, Hiking Trails and Camp Sites

Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association (YHA)

2006-06-01T02:00:00.000+08:00

Official website of Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
http://www.yha.org.hk/

Po Lin Monastery & Tian Ta Buddha

2006-06-01T01:00:00.000+08:00

Po Lin Monastery and the Giant Buddha - Tian Ta Buddha are located in Ngong Ping, Lantau Island.

[Po Lin Monastery]

[Tian Ta Buddha]

Detail information
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/attraction/at_most_buda.jhtml

Transport
http://www.np360.com.hk/

Lantau and Monastery Local Tour
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/touring/kong/ta_kong_138538.jhtml