high-rise buildings. steep slopes. neon lights. land of wanton noodles & dim sum

5days 4nights hong kong-shenzhen trip last week was awesome with great sight-seeing, shopping, food and companionship

arrived before noon and check-in newton place hotel which is about 10mins walk to 牛頭角 mtr station. similar to spore and taipei, railway system in hong kong is easily accessible

旺角 & 油麻地 are the famous areas we went on our first day where numerous shopping malls, ladies market and temple street night market are located

what comes to your mind immediately if you are in hong kong for breakfast?


none other than dim sum! our first dim sum breaky was settled near our hotel and it blew me away completely

its siew mai, shrimp cheong fun, congee and many more are simply mouth-watering that we overeat almost every morning. haas

visited ocean park after breakfast on day two. if i remember correctly, i attempted only two rides from the summit rides as compared the rest of my frens whom "conquered" at least three

given my phobia for heights, am actually quite proud of myself taking on the cable car, ferries wheel and the swing. haas.

"unfortunately" am jus too afraid to attempt the roller coaster where the rest challenge it without fear!! *cheers to them. shame shame to me* haas



nonetheless my most rewarding moments in ocean park gotta be... ...


the dolphin & sea lion show!! haas. it was my first encounter with dolphins and they amazed me with their intelligence and "stunts" with human beings

due to time constraint, we missed out the giant pandas enclosure from the other section of ocean park. but still had a fabulous day in the themed park thou' din attempt most of the rides :p

head down to tsim sha tsui for dinner (which din impress my taste buds) before taking a stroll down the avenue of stars (星光大道) and enjoying the astonishing night scene along the waterfront

unfortunately we missed the "symphony of lights" which happens 8pm every night



third day was spent at shenzhen - a shopping paradise for all


not much in shenzhen but shopping is a heaven. with just s$150 it can satisfy me with tops.shoes.watch.bag. only regret is i din get to buy the remote control helicopter toy which costs only 90rmb (s$18). argh!

by the time we reached the hotel, it was close to 1am and we were dead tired but with smiles as we head to bed. haas.

we head down to central and mid-levels escalators the following day where we visited sun yat-sen museum before making our way up to the victoria peak. that's where we visited madame tussuads and get upclose with celebrities and famous leaders (in wax). haas



view from the peak is stunning if weather is clear. however, it rained and the vision is very misty as we made our way out from madame tussauds. luckily i took a quick shot before the rain.



our last evening in hk was spent in causeway bay and back to mong kok's ladies market for more shopping. the only "perk" in causeway bay was taking a ride on the "ding ding", the world's oldest double-decked tramways in operation



shopping in causeway bay burns a big hole in our pockets becos of the "atas" shopping malls around the district and that's where we decided to head back to the ladies market in mong kok for more deals and bargains. haas. that wrapped up our time in hk as we took an early flight back home the next day :(

hong kong is one country i would like to return in the future (prob for its summer sale!). as for now, planning for next trip gonna be... ... japan? wooo



thank you yvonne, kenny, alicia & aggie for the companionship :)