On 9th to 13th March 2011, I was lucky to be able to explore Hong Kong and Macau with my parents. Myself as the tour guide, this is a diary of our experiences in HK as a reminder to myself. I'll be back one day, for sure :)...Overall, it's an enjoyable trip although tiring at times. I hope my parents enjoyed it as much as I do too...This is a brief account on what we did in HK.,
Day 1 :Bound for HK..in the flight with mom and dad :)
Our Hotel Room, YMCA Salisbury Tsim Tsa Tsui..a highly recommended stay!!
Day 2: Macau, here we come!!
We took a Ferry from the China-Macau Ferry Terminal.
Enjoying the Portuguese Egg Tart outside Koi Kei Bakery. We have bought many boxes of the yummylicious almond cookies too, a popular snack here.
A must visit in Macau is none other than the many casinoes that dotted the area. Reminded me of Las Vegas.
Day 3: We're at Ngong Ping 360 Deg Cable Car ride!. Heading towards the big Buddha statue at Tung Chung.
After climbing so many steps upwards, we manage to reach the top of the Buddha statue! Good job to mom and dad!
Again, my landmark jump! hehe..
After we got down from the cable car, we managed to do some shopping at the Outlet Mall at Ngong Ping called Citigates mall.
At night, we decided to stop by Mongkok. Mongkok, is well known for its many food stalls and the various streets selling unique items..Apart from that, it's also the place where the famous Ladies' Night Market is located. To me, there's nothing special on this market, it look something like our Petaling Street.
Day 4: Wong Tai Sin temple!
After the temple visit, we went to the Central district by the high-speed train. Central district on Hong Kong island is the at the heart of the city, a bustling city with skyscrapers and great shopping malls and shops!! Definitely a shopping paradise for me! hehe. In the picture above, the ascending steps here was a familiar scene. It reminded me of some of the scenes in the HK TVB dramas. Typically these narrow paths are a popular shot for the police and thief/bandits road chase on bikes!! Why I said that? That's because at the time I was there, there's already a filming in progress. Guess who I saw? haha..it's Louise Koo and Daniel Wu!! Too bad I didn't manage to snap any pictures. There's just too many plain-clothes policeman and guards all around that prevented me from taking any pictures! :(
There..this is the best that I could capture..in case you're wondering who, that's Louise Koo with his back facing us! haha! :p
At night, we proceeded to The Peak, the highest lookout point at HK.
In the picture, mom and dad's in the tram. On the way up!
That's me posing in front of the 360 deg viewing platform!
The night view! Too bad it was slightly foggy that day :|
Day 5: Final day!!! A relatively free and easy day. We decided to walk around the HK Avenue of Stars! Actually this place is just right across the street from our hotel! :)
Once again, it's too foggy, can barely see the skyscrapers at HK Island.
The iconic Bruce Lee statue!
And here's some of the food selection we enjoyed here..
Mom and dad enjoying the selection of dim sums here!
This sums up our 5 day, 4 nights trip to HK! :)
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