[Travel] Hong Kong - 6 days 5 nights F&E (Part 1/3)

Ello Readers!!!

It's been a while since I'd last blog. Missed me? I hope you did, because I went to Hong Kong (HK) for a holiday!!! And yes, I will be sharing my trip with you. As it will be a long post, I will split my posts into three (3) parts and it will be further split up into location for simplicity. =)

Here we go......................

At the Airport
(Hong Kong)
Airport Express Customer Service Centre
To purchase their Octopus Card, simply buy one from the Airport Express Customer Service Centre. This card enables you to ride on their MTR, trams and buses. The pricing for the card is as follows :-

Adult: Deposit HKD50 + Stored Value HKD100 = HKD150
Child: Deposit HKD50 + Stored Value HKD20 = HKD70
Senior: Deposit HKD50 + Stored Value HKD20 = HKD70

For more details, you may visit: http://www.hong-kong-travel.org/Octopus/

3G Prepaid Sim Card - THREE
Finally I found it! The 3G Prepaid Sim Card where you can use surf the net on your iphone while in HK, local wireless data capped at HKD28 per day. You can purchase it from the Airport, it costs HKD298. For me, it lasted for about 6 days. Awesome!

Address: Nobletime AV&Telecom, Shop 5T196 H.K. Int'l Airport
Tel: +852 2152 1571

Cheap Tickets
To get cheaper tickets to some of the attractions, visit Counter A04.

Disneyland: HKD340 - Usual price: HKD350
Madame Tussauds (Wax Museum) + Peak Tram (2 ways) + Sky Terrace: Adult: HKD178 - Usual price: HKD210

Hotel
I stayed in Ibis Hotel for this HK trip. It's a budget hotel, hence do not expect too much. The rooms are small, beds are rather hard and it's quite difficult to flush the toilet -.-"' But if you are staying for a short period, will be out practically the whole day, you want to save money, and you ain fussy, why not try this hotel? Prices are from HKD520 per night.

Address: 138 Java Road North Point
To book this hotel online, visit this website: http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-3563-ibis-hong-kong-north-point/index.shtml

To travel to the hotel, take bus A11 from the airport and travel to the end.

For a detailed bus route, here's the website: http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/routes/routeinfo.aspx?intLangID=1&searchtype=1&daytime=3&route=A11&routetype=D&company=5

North Point Station
金龍海鮮酒家

A restaurant which serves delicious Dim Sum. You will find that some of the Dim Sum cannot be found in Singapore, at least not that I know of....

Address: 3/F, 33 Marble Road, North Point (北角馬寶道33號馬寶廣場3樓全層)
Tel: +852 2561 8218

Fortress Hill Station
新潤記茶餐廳
Awesome Cha Chan Teng (茶餐廳) that sells yummy food. I find HK food are a little too salty as compared to Singapore, so if you are into salty food, then HK is the place for you. Also, you have to try their Po Lou Yao (Pineapple Bun with Butter), it's simply awesome!

Address: 香港島炮台山電器道270號地下
Tel: +852 2566 8329

Causeway Bay Station
Sogo
Basically, I recommended this place because at the basement, there's this stall that sells really really awesome wife's cake (老婆饼). You have to buy it if you are there. I loved it!

Shop Name: Hang Heung Cake Shop
Shop Floor: B2/F

Jardine's Crescent
A lane that is filled with cheap accessories, clothings and other items such as iphone casing, bags etc... Do try to bargain when you are there!

Directions: Exit F

Jordan Station
Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert
Craving for dessert? Visit this healthy dessert shop.

Website: http://www.hkhls.com/

Direction: Exit A

Mango Pudding with Bird's Nest (HKD33)

Australia Diary Co. (澳洲牛奶公司)
One of the places where they serve dairy food. Do try it when you are in HK. But in my opinion, when I was there, the waiters are quite rude, so do make your orders really fast. I believe they do so because they want to clear the queue fast.

Address: 47-49 Parkes Street, Jordan, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2730 1356
Opens: 7.30am - 11pm (daily)

Direction: Exit C2

Central Station
Yung Kee Restaurant (鏞記酒家)
One of the places that you can try out HK's roast goose, it is highly recommended by forumers. Although I didn't really like the taste of goose.

Address: 32-40 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2522 1624
Website: http://www.yungkee.com.hk/whatsnew/whatsnew-e.html

Direction: Exit D2 >> Turn Right >> Walk Straight >> Turn Left >> Walk along D'Aguilar St

Sauteed Water Spinach with XO Sauce (HKD108)

Roasted Goose (HKD150)

Barbecued Pork (HKD140)

Crispy Roasted Pigeon (HKD140)

Luk Yu Tea House
Having Dim Sum here is something different. Just enjoy the atmosphere and wait for the servers to show you the Dim Sum.

Address: G/F-3/F, 24 Stanley Street, Central (中環士丹利街24號地下至3樓)

Direction: Exit D2 >> Turn right >> Walk Straight >> Turn Left >> Cross Queen's Road Central >> Walk uphill to Stanley Street >> Turn right

Mak's Noodle

This places sells very nice Wanton Noodles! You have to try it! However, do note that it's rather expensive for a tiny bowl of Wanton Noodles.

Address: 77 Wellington Street, Central

Tel: +852 2854 3810
Open: 11am – 8pm

世家雲吞麵 / Wanton Noodles (HKD30)

H&M
I loved H&M! It has plenty of clothes for me to buy! The outlet located at Central is the biggest outlet and definately my favourite, the basement sells clothes for guys, the first and second floor are for ladies, and the top third floor is for kids *Yippee*.

Directions: Exit D2 >> Turn Right >> Walk Straight >> Turn Left >> Walk Straight >> Cross the Road >> Turn Right >> Walk down along Queen's Road Central

Mid-Level Escalator (中環至半山自動扶梯)

While you are here, you may want to visit their Central Mid-Level Escalator. According to Wikipedia, it's the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world.

To be continued in my next post(s) =D

Tiny Pea