Recommendations (:
I thought it would be kind of boring if i were to blog everything i did or went in HK. So, i might as well recommend you places in HK that you should go or to dine in, things to try & etc..for those who might be going HONGKONG in near future!
In HongKong/ Kowloon
(cos HK is divided into two parts, Honkong and Kowloon):
1. Langham Place Shopping Mall (in the Kowloon district, at Mongkok), 15 storey high, with lots of international and local brands.
-Must go to H&M
2. 新之城(in the Kowloon district, at Mongkok), another shopping area/mall. It's something like the shops in Bugis street and Far East Plaza in Singapore, where nice clothes, accessories, fashionable items are selling real cheap and affordable there! But, of course you got to really find and dig for 'treasures' cos not all nice clothings are displayed out.
3. Modern Toilet, a theme restaurant.
-Remember, must try their assorted hotpot, milk tea with pudding. Really delicious! (located at Causeway Bay, there's also one near the Langham Place Shopping Mall. In Causeway Bay, there are also shopping areas around!) (For Modern toilet, you just need to get out one of the train station exit and you can see the restaurant, it's at level 3 or 4..)
4.Golden Peach Bakery.-Try their freshly baked pineapple bun, so called 'po lo bao'. Damn Nice! It's near a market street.
5. Times Square, another shopping mall. (At Causeway Bay)
In HongKong Disneyland:
-Go to their Bakery shop and try the Mickey Mouse shaped rice crisp biscuit (i think its called this way...) and their mango pudding.
-Mainstreet cafe for their Mickey Mouse shaped waffles!
& remember to be in Disneyland early cos they closed it early.
In Hongkong, going from places to places is convenient. Very accessible cos they also have trains like in Singapore and the system there is also similar. Therefore easy to comprehend! Still, best to go HK during Hong Kong Sales Season (around July-August or Christmas in late December, but really gets going in the run up to the Chinese New Yearin February) or during this time(but surprisingly, when i went there there's alot of discount though its not the HK sales season) or , where there are alot of discount(usually more than 50% and even still have sizes to choose)...if not, once they change the seasons, there will be not much discount and that the new arrivals(mostly winter stuff) will not be very suitable for Singapore's weather. But, some shops would not be able to let you try those discounted items, especially those shops situated on the streets. There's still a lot of shopping places to be mentioned, but it all depends on which part of Hongkong you stay and the time frame you spend in HK! You should try eating lunch at those cafes, usually you would see in HK shows. Plus walking along the streets, if you happen to pass by those herbal shops, should try their herbal tea or the herbal jelly known as 'gui ling gao' to quench your thirst or to reduce heatiness.. also try the 'smelly beancurd/toufu' that is sold along the stalls on street, if you are not afraid of the stench. (i've tried it, quite nice cos its deep-fried, as for the smell, i couldn't smell anything actually...hahaha) It's quite nice to taste some of their HK delicacies or pastries like wife cake etc. What a waste that i didn't have much time to go to other more places to shop and eat, as my whole 6D5N trip was packed! (you know, i still go to Macau, and Disneyland which takes up slightly more than half of my whole trip!)
1. Macau Tower! Get to experience sky walk and bungee jump. and even walking on glass floor which can see through to the bottom, where there's roads, people, sea, etc...
2. 鉅記,Koi Kei Bakery. It's near the A-ma temple. They mostly sells hongkong's famous pastries there, like almond cookies, eggrolls and more! The shop owner is very generous. They let you try big pieces, whether you wanna buy their products or not. But not for the egg tarts.
-MUST try the PORTUGESE EGG TART!!!
3. Ruin's of St. Paul's ( church )
4. the Venetian, a hotel, casino & shopping mall, with very nice deco. (the hotel that you seen in the Korean Drama-Hanayori Dango)
For Macau, quite a small country itself, like Singapore. Over there, it's more to sight-seeing. People mostly go there for casinos, horse racing, to gamble. Great pastries there esp the Portugese egg tart. Best served when it is warm. As for shopping, i'm not very sure, cos i was there for only one day, and the next day i went back to HongKong. But i heard that there's shopping at the Macau Pennisular.
More than enough information? This is all i remember for now. If there's other more, i'll add in. (:
