HONG KONG TRIP- FEB & SEPT 2012 (PART 2)

Hello readers!!

As continued from my previous post, here are the details of my 1st & 2nd HK trip. (with visits to more tourist attractions!)

P.s feel free to ask my any questions regarding my trip by commenting below :)

Feb 2012 and Sept 2012

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 Feb 2012

All ready!

Shuttle bus to arrival hall.

MTR Map.

Feb is a really good time to travel to Hongkong as the weather is great! 

Wanton mee, midnight snack after arriving at HK. Look at the size of the wanton.

Buffet breakfast provided by hotel.

This is the hotel we stayed in- Shamrock Hotel. The exterior looks old but the price is really reasonable for $150/night. Room is clean, staffs are friendly and most importantly it is conveniently located at Jordan MTR Station. (Hotels in HK are expensive)

Hotel lobby.

Seriously nice chee chong fan & fishball along the streets of Mongkok.

-BIG BUDDHA-

To get there: 

Take the MTR to Tung Chung Station Exit B, then take Ngong Ping Cable Car, which takes around 25 minutes. (Waiting time for cable car can be really crazy esp during weekends). Either way, you can take the New Lantao Bus 23 from Tung Chung Town Centre, which takes around 45 minutes.

Source: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/highlight-attractions/top-10/the-big-buddha-po-lin-monastery.jsp#ixzz2cf3wVe8G

After the long flight of climb we finally reached the top; & it was a really hot day!

Vegetarian food.

Super nice Chicken chop with tomato at Cafe De Coral.

Go to this H&M at Kowloon if you want some peaceful shopping.

Fishball noodles.

Wanton mee.

The generous amount of lemon.

Dim sum in Tung Chung area. For some reason, we did not try Tim Ho Wan.

The hills- view from my uncle's house.

The Lobby.

-THE PEAK/ WAX MUSEUM-

To get there:
Bus 15 from Exchange Square bus terminus (near MTR Hong Kong Station, Exit D)/
You can take the peak tram up from the Peak Tram Lower Terminus on Garden Road (walk from MTR Central Station, Exit J2)

Source: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/highlight-attractions/top-10/the-peak.jsp#ixzz2cf5VAZuN

Entrance of wax museum

Michelin star Wanton Mee- Mak's Noodle at The Peak.

 REALLY YUMMY!

 Tram down the peak.

-AVENUE OF STARS-

To get there:

MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Exit J. Follow the signs to the Avenue of Stars.

Source: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/highlight-attractions/top-10/avenue-of-stars.jsp#ixzz2cf5sK32z

Huge SOGO in Tsim Sha Tsui.

The food here is really nice.

Address: 2 Sharp Street East,, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

The stuffs in this mall is quite expensive, wouldn't recommend.

Mango Dessert at Hsu Liu Shan.

-OCEAN PARK-

To get there:
 Take MTR to Admiralty Station, then take Ocean Park bus service 629. (15-20 mins.)

Quick advice, don't take the cable car if you're afraid of heights, esp this one cause it goes a Loooong way.

Feeding time!

Old Hong kong.

At Harbour City!

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-SEPT 2012-

Citygate outlet mall at Tung Chung.

Totally different view of the mountains in Spring.

A small wet market at Tung Chung.

Ultra yummy toast.

Night swimming!

At Harbour city, on a super crowded day cause there was Doraemon exhibits.

Harbour City night view.

Apple Store in Hong kong IFC MALL. Get Directions.

The clouds are so fluffy I could die.

The glass stairway.

Taken near SPACE warehouse, which is quite troublesome to get to, but there's a PRADA OUTLET nearby which we took a cab to.

Their gong zai min aka maggie mee that's super delicious. I dont know how they make everything so yummyyy.

Fav shopping heaven- TST

Fav too- Mongkok!

Noon swimming!

Glad to be able to experience & do different things during the various seasons! 

Yummy steamboat. (you can squeeze the packet to make your own noodles)- Located at Tung Chung, outside citygate mall.

Hong Kong <3

Ciao!

Xoxo, Rachel