Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, my friends and I checked into Metropark Hotel Wanchai. It is a few blocks away from the MTR Wanchai station, so that makes travelling around Hong Kong easy.

2 days in Hong Kong was not enough at all. As a result, there were many places of interest that we had to skip.

We went to Causeway Bay, and made our way to Sogo. We were not shopping, but rather, just to soak up that busy atmosphere at this part of Hong Kong.

Times Square

In the evening, we made our way up to The Peak by tram. A return tram ticket & entrance to The Sky Terrace was HKD56.00.

It was one interesting ride, climbing at a 45 degrees gradient at a stretch. The view of Hong Kong from The Peak was really breathtaking! For me, watching Hong Kong light up as dusk approached was just wonderful.

Hong Kong

Admiring the scenery aside, souvenirs and trinkets were plentiful up there. We took our time buying some magnets, keychains, postcards, colourful bangles and some decorative items.

Madame Tussaud's is located at The Peak. Entrance was HKD160.00. I did not go in, having been to Madame Tussaud's in London. There were a few wax statues outside the museum, and one of them was Jackie Chan's.

Hong Kong's most famous import, Jackie Chan

We went to Ladies Street at Mongkok too. It is a night market, and not only are there merchandise for ladies, there are plenty for men and children too. It is much like Petaling Street, except that it's much bigger.

Along the street, there were people peddling imitation branded watches and bags by the catalogue. One could buy LV or Gucci or Prada or Rolex here. Curious, I stopped by and asked if they had Tag Heuer for ladies. The girl flipped the catalogue and pointed to one, which she offered me for HKD320! When I did not want to buy it, she scolded profanities. Heck, I did not care, I just walked away. Lol.

We visited the Golden Bauhinia Square outside the Hong Kong Convention Centre. I loved the view from the promenade too.

Golden Bauhinia symbolises the handover of Hong Kong to China

One whole day was spent at the Hong Kong Disneyland. The visit transported me back to my childhood. I had a fun day there. Entrance however, was a whopping HKD350.00. Phew!!

Entrance to Hong Kong Disneyland

Though we were tired after Disneyland, we made our way to the Avenue of Stars at Tsim Sha Tsui. The night view of Hong Kong from the waterfront promenade was superb. I loved it lots.

Statue of Bruce Lee @ Avenue of Stars

On our final day, we took a cable ride up to Ngong Ping Village, Lantau Island. The return cable car ride cost HKD106 for a normal cabin, and HKD156 for a crystal cabin. The crystal cabin had a glass bottom, so you can actually look at the view directly beneath your feet!

Splendid view from the cable car

At Ngong Ping, we visited the majestic Tian Tan Buddha, one of the biggest Buddha statue in the world. It was sure a long and strenuous climb up!

268 steps to climb atop

After Ngong Ping, we left for Macau International Airport, where we caught our flight back to Malaysia.