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    • TravelerReis 2015-2016
      Day 88

      Hier en daar een bui...

      October 6, 2015 in Hong Kong ⋅ 🌧 26 °C

      We verhuizen in de ochtend naar onze nieuwe kamer met raam - yeah. Tot donderdag weten we niet of we weer terug kunnen naar het vasteland van China. We hadden bedacht om tot die tijd te genieten van alles wat Hong Kong te bieden heeft: varen met de Star Ferry door Victoria Harbour, op zoek naar de oude Britse gebouwen op Hong Kong Island, Victoria Peak beklimmen en een strandje opzoeken. De gemende deler van deze activiteiten is dat het allemaal buitenshuis is... En helaas blijven de tropische hoosbuien maar overkomen. Deze zorgen niet alleen voor een mogelijk nat pak, maar ook voor een luchtvochtigheid van 95%(!) waardoor het tussen de buien door onaangenaam klam is. We gaan dus pas in het begin van de middag naar buiten om wat te eten en gaan aan het eind van de middag weer terug naar het guesthouse. We sjokken door het marktgebied van Kowloon waar de locals hun voedsel kopen. Het blijkt een mooie uitstalling te zijn van alles wat zwemt, rondkruipt, vliegt en loopt. Vooral de veelvoud aan soorten verkrijgbare vis evenaart de verscheidenheid aan vis in de aquaria van Artis. Zo is ons korte uitje alsnog de moeie waard.Read more

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    • JHarwoodSummer, 2018
      Day 38

      First Night in Hong Kong!

      June 22, 2018 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Well today has been an absolute whirlwind, but one of my best days by far! From getting up at 4am (yes it was a struggle), delayed flight, and having the chattiest passenger ever sitting next to me, although I think I was somewhat worse! I finally made it to Hong Kong only 2 hours later than planned. After checking in at the hotel myself and my new friend from the flight ventured out into hot humid city centre of Hong Kong, no joke it was over 25C and nearly 90% humidity, I was ready to melt. Starting out in the North side of Kowloon we walked over 15KM, snaking our way through the maze of markets, bright lights, neon light, questionable food and beautiful back streets! Ending up at the waterfront overlooking one of the most impressive skyline I have ever seen. My first night in Hong Kong was absolutely amazing and is something I will definitely remember!Read more

    • Billy OaksHong Kong
      Day 3

      Victoria Harbour

      March 8, 2009 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Ok today was cloudy again but fingers crossed this would improved during the day, according to the weather forecast.

      After yesterday's dramas with the breakfast we decided to have it at the hotel, besides we had our discount voucher for two more days.

      Back on the train we left at Tsim Sha Tsui and following the signs we got to exit J (this is a really big station) and then to the Avenue of stars.

      The views from the Avenue of stars across the harbour are spectacular, unfortunately in our case the fog was still there so this sort of ruined our photos. The place also offer great photo opportunities, specially with the Bruce Lee statue.

      At the end of the Avenue of stars we arrived at the clock tower and then the star ferry pier were we boarded the ferry to get across the Harbour. At the other end the ferry dropped us close to the impressive 2IFC building and the bus terminal were we took the bus to the Peak Tram, yes we were going to give it a crack

       At the peak terminal we found a wax statue of Jackie Chang and other memorabilia, the ride to the top is really steep, 45 degree angle or so. Once at the top we couldn't stop staring at the amazing curves of the Peak Tower, inside there there are souvenir shops, antiques shops and restaurants. The fog was still there so we didn't get to see HK skyline so after having lunch we left the place this time by bus so we could get a train connection to Causeway bay.

      Causeway bay is a Mecca for shoppers, department stores everywhere and people, lots of people running around. We went into SOGO and Times Square both of them are huge and one can easily spent hours in there (especially my wife looking for that bargain). Anyway nothing really caught my attention I was still frustrated with the peak.

      Back in the hotel we had dinner in a Chinese restaurant in the nearby Pioneer centre.      Read more

    • Cath DianneSouth East Asia 2016 2017
      Day 88

      Mongkok (Hong Kong)

      February 25, 2017 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

      Vandaag was het in de voormiddag een beetje regenachtig, dus na wat rondwandelen in Kowloon Park, waar je onder andere een doolhof en standbeelden van comics vindt, besloten we om naar het Science Museum te gaan.

      Dit was dolle pret. Dit museum is een Technopolis², veel wetenschap op een leuke manier gebracht. Er is momenteel virtual reality dino exhibition. Je houdt een tablet omhoog en ziet dino's rond je wandelen terwijl je uitleg krijgt. Leerrijke ochtend 👌😁

      Daarna gingen we richting de wijk Mongkok. We hebben hier veel rondgewandeld en de tempel Tin Hau bezocht. Daar was zoveel wierrook dat het soms moeilijk ademen was!

      Vandaag was een dag vol wandelen en voelen van de vibe van deze grootstad. Morgen gaan we terug naar Hong Kong island, richting de peak.      Read more

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    • Billy OaksHong Kong
      Day 2

      Fist glimpse of HK

      March 7, 2009 in Hong Kong ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Ok we were starting our trip today, ever since I dream of visiting HK (and that goes back to when I lived in Peru) I wanted to visit The Peak to get a nice photo of the HK syline. Today there was a problem, it was that foggy that even the tallest buildings were hardly seen.

      Changing plans we opted for a wonder around Kowloon and why not visit some of the many shopping centres.

      Prince Edward station was just around the corner from the hotel and once there we got the famous Octopus card, quite convenient actually because it is not only accepted in trains but also buses, 7 Eleven and other shops. anyway, we avoided the crowds in the morning so the train wasn't that busy. Still there are hordes of people flocking to the trains every time one arrives every two minutes !!!! and all the stations are announced in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

      We left at Tsim Sha Tsui station and then looked for traditional Chinese breakfast, a big disappointed with the options, every restaurant we visited offered breakfast that looked more like dinner to us, so I ended up having some coffee and bread, my wife and little one had to request a special order for boiled eggs and milk.

      After breakfast we headed to Kowloon park, a green oasis in the middle of the jungle of cement. The park is quite big and had an interesting aviary section, playground for kids and a aquatic centre. Not to be missed also an artificial(??) lagoon with plenty of flamingos around.

      Leaving the park we crossed the road via a pedestrian bridge and looking for a way down we ended up in the China Ferry terminal, great views to Kowloon station and the HK tallest building under construction The ICC tower, this tower will have great views of HK once completed.

      Finally we found out we had to get inside the Royal Pacific Tower to get to road level, from there we went to Harbour city shopping centre, well this is more like an underground city, so big it really stretches like 400m under the roads and then at the end the Ocean terminal with some cruises anchored there.

      There are plenty of shops and dining options in the centre, the prices were no different to those in Australia though so we mostly spent the time exploring the place (well Yovanna took long hours in every shoe store)

      We had a stroll on Canton road were there are more shops however the weather wasn't improving so we went back to the hotel.      Read more

    • TimeOut
      Day 2

      First day in Hong Kong

      November 5, 2019 in Hong Kong ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Totally jet lagged we went off to spend our first day in Hong Kong via MTR.
      Visited some shops and the famous Fa Yuen Street where you can buy everything even gold fishes in plastic bags🙈

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