This is a re-post of my travel log to Hong Kong couple of years ago.
Hope I can write here what I remember of what I did , visited and do during my 4days trip there.
Day 1 start with after checking in and have lunch in this Bali ( Indonesian) restaurant a block away from the hotel I stayed in , off to Harbour City to check out the malls and walking on the street of Tsim Sha Shui.
Lucky that it was sale season in HK , some of the boutique were on sale and surprisingly clothes are sold at a cheaper price compare here in KL and Singapore.
The people of HK (sales assistance, hotel staff and people on the street) are not as ‘sombong’ or not helpful as I think they would. I Didn’t have problem communicating although their main language is Cantonese.
After hours of touring the malls , off on foot to Arena Of Stars to catch the spectacular ‘Symphony of Light’.
Walking towards the Arena of Stars we did pass by the famous Penisular Hotel ( that have Tiffany right next door ). I didn’t notice what it were until I see lined of people with camera waiting in front of the fountain to capture pictures.
Not sure was they more interested of the fountain or someone famous might be having dinner in there.
Arena of Stars : HK version of Hollywood of fame. I only know a couple of HK movie star.
Symphony of Light : I was a bit disappointed of what the show was , I think they overly promote it because what I saw is just couple of laser beams and neon light buildings.
Overall , it was a nice scene to see HK island across the ocean with cold breeze.
Upon returning from Arena Of Stars , off we went to Temple Market with is just couple of blocks away from the hotel.
Temple Market is something similar to Petaling Street ( basically almost all street market that we went is like Petaling Street).
I got myself 2 satin robe that I’ve been looking for that only cost me about RM20 – RM25 ( HK 45) each.
HK printed Tshirts for my siblings and very nice embroidery painting.
Day 2 we took the bus to Repulse Bay and Stanley Market.
Another good thing about traveling to HK is their public transport system is very convenient , even for a first timer like me .. there is no problem to travel around.
Signage and direction was well shown everywhere and their train and busses connect to almost all attraction.
All you need to ease things up is to purchase their Octopus Card ( just like Touch & Go or Oyster card ) and you are set to go.
Repulse Bay and Stanley is located at HK island , so from Nathan Road station to Central Station off we took the bus that go to both of these location.
Repulse bay is an upmarket residential area and has a relaxed resort-like atmosphere. The residential area is way up the hill top ( condos and apartments) with beautiful view of the ocean.
I had a stroll on the beach with my jacket on! 1st time being all covered up on the beach.
Then , off to Stanley Market.
Stanley I would say an upmarket version of Petaling Street. You’ll also notice English cafes and coffee shop next to the beach where you can relax and wind down.
I manage to bought for myself white embroidery bed sheet at a very cheap price – RM83 ( HK 155).
Next in the agenda was to go up to the Peak.
By bus from Stanley , stop at to Admiralty Station on foot across Hong Kong Park we off to the Tram Station.
Since it was on Saturday my oh my the queue to take the tram was long.
Going up was so steep and you’ll get to see HK city in a nutshell.
It was a bit foggy so didn’t really manage to get clear good image of HK city from the peak.
We are tired mostly because of the waiting time to go up.
Going down from the Peak, we decided to go and watch the Symphony of Light again ( at Arena of Stars again) – this time to go and get a better view hoping we might be wrong.
Unfortunately, it is still the same, and this time we did manage to catch the HK signature boat (don’t know what it is called).
Back to the hotel to rest a while before checking out Mongkok area and the Ladies Market.
There is a lot of small shops along the way to Mongkok , there’s a mall that sells H&M (kaching!) nearby as well.
We went to the Ladies Market ( not sure why is it call Ladies coz the stuff were basically all the same) and here tshirts and beg were sold at a more cheaper price.
Cheaper that you have to bargain first because the first price they offer is double to what it should.
Tips : always start with a price at least half what the seller gave you.
HK printed tshirt cost about RM44 for 6 tshirts.
Hope I can write here what I remember of what I did , visited and do during my 4days trip there.
Day 1 start with after checking in and have lunch in this Bali ( Indonesian) restaurant a block away from the hotel I stayed in , off to Harbour City to check out the malls and walking on the street of Tsim Sha Shui.
The people of HK (sales assistance, hotel staff and people on the street) are not as ‘sombong’ or not helpful as I think they would. I Didn’t have problem communicating although their main language is Cantonese.
After hours of touring the malls , off on foot to Arena Of Stars to catch the spectacular ‘Symphony of Light’.
Walking towards the Arena of Stars we did pass by the famous Penisular Hotel ( that have Tiffany right next door ). I didn’t notice what it were until I see lined of people with camera waiting in front of the fountain to capture pictures.
Not sure was they more interested of the fountain or someone famous might be having dinner in there.
Arena of Stars : HK version of Hollywood of fame. I only know a couple of HK movie star.
Symphony of Light : I was a bit disappointed of what the show was , I think they overly promote it because what I saw is just couple of laser beams and neon light buildings.
Overall , it was a nice scene to see HK island across the ocean with cold breeze.
Upon returning from Arena Of Stars , off we went to Temple Market with is just couple of blocks away from the hotel.
Temple Market is something similar to Petaling Street ( basically almost all street market that we went is like Petaling Street).
HK printed Tshirts for my siblings and very nice embroidery painting.
Day 2 we took the bus to Repulse Bay and Stanley Market.
Another good thing about traveling to HK is their public transport system is very convenient , even for a first timer like me .. there is no problem to travel around.
Signage and direction was well shown everywhere and their train and busses connect to almost all attraction.
All you need to ease things up is to purchase their Octopus Card ( just like Touch & Go or Oyster card ) and you are set to go.
Repulse Bay and Stanley is located at HK island , so from Nathan Road station to Central Station off we took the bus that go to both of these location.
Repulse bay is an upmarket residential area and has a relaxed resort-like atmosphere. The residential area is way up the hill top ( condos and apartments) with beautiful view of the ocean.
I had a stroll on the beach with my jacket on! 1st time being all covered up on the beach.
Stanley I would say an upmarket version of Petaling Street. You’ll also notice English cafes and coffee shop next to the beach where you can relax and wind down.
I manage to bought for myself white embroidery bed sheet at a very cheap price – RM83 ( HK 155).
Next in the agenda was to go up to the Peak.
By bus from Stanley , stop at to Admiralty Station on foot across Hong Kong Park we off to the Tram Station.
Going up was so steep and you’ll get to see HK city in a nutshell.
It was a bit foggy so didn’t really manage to get clear good image of HK city from the peak.
We are tired mostly because of the waiting time to go up.
Going down from the Peak, we decided to go and watch the Symphony of Light again ( at Arena of Stars again) – this time to go and get a better view hoping we might be wrong.
Unfortunately, it is still the same, and this time we did manage to catch the HK signature boat (don’t know what it is called).
There is a lot of small shops along the way to Mongkok , there’s a mall that sells H&M (kaching!) nearby as well.
We went to the Ladies Market ( not sure why is it call Ladies coz the stuff were basically all the same) and here tshirts and beg were sold at a more cheaper price.
Tips : always start with a price at least half what the seller gave you.
HK printed tshirt cost about RM44 for 6 tshirts.
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