Hong Kong is always about FOOD AND SHOPPING!! However, this time round, we decided to do a food-and-sightsee family trip. :)
We took SQ flight that cost about SG$368/pax.
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| Before taking off..... |
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| Smiling bright sun! |
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| Rare sightings of CIRCLE RAINBOW!! with the plane's shadow! |
The flight took about 3.5hrs from Singapore to Hong Kong. After landing, we took Cityflyer bus A21 from Airport Bus Terminus. Bus fare cost about HK$33/pax.
Shortly after 40mins, we alighted at the bus stop after Waterloo Road, Nathan Road and Yau Ma Tei MTR. The bus stop is after the traffic lights, beside Mannings shop. Our hotel, Kings de Nathan, is located at the opposite side of the bus stop. We chose this hotel for its convenience to MTR and airport. The rooms (both double room and twin room) and toilet are also relatively larger and cleaner as compared to the nearby hotels. You can visit http://www.kingsdenathan.com/ to check out their rooms and reviews!
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| Twin Room, we combined the beds |
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| Spacious and clean toilet! |
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| Standing shower area |
After we checked in, we took a cab to Garden Road Peak Tram Lower Terminus. We bought the 3-in-1 combo that consists of return tickets for Peak Tram, entry to Sky Terrace 428 and entry to Madame Tussauds. It cost HK$310/pax. While at the Sky Terrace, we took only a few photos since it was foggy.
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| Long queue at the Peak Tram Station but the queue moves really fast due to the short intervals of trams. Meanwhile, we took lots of selfie! :) |
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| Tram and the driver. Our turn to board soon. |
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| The tram tilts at a steep angle but commuters are busy taking photos. |
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| Madame Tussauds Hong Kong ticket counter if you decided to visit. |
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| Just one photo from Madame Tussauds so that you can have more surprises when you visit the place! |
We took the Peak Tram back to the lower terminus to catch the bus to Central Star Ferry Pier. From Star Ferry Pier, we took the ferry from Central to Tsim Sha Tsui, cruising across the Victoria Harbour. This is the alternative mode of transportation other than the MTR. Each ride cost about HD$2 and it is payable via the Octopus Card.
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| Onboard the Star Ferry |
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| Awesome view! |
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| And.... we are reaching the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier |
So we took the MTR back to Yau Ma Tei for steamboat dinner. This is what we always see on TVB drama, "da ping lou". This steamboat place is located on the right of our hotel.
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| Yuan Yang Steamboat |
The next day, we went to Lantau Island to witness the renowned big buddha statue. We took MTR from Yau Ma Tei station to Tung Chung station. After which, we took the cable car at Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal to Ngong Ping Village. As we went on a weekday, the queue for the cable car ride was reasonable. We took the round trip crystal cabin for the awesome view right under us! The round trip crystal cabin cost HK$235 while round trip standard cabin cost HK$150. The crystal cabin is highly recommended for it was featured in the Korean variety show, The Runningman!
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| Queuing for cable car. Special queue for crystal cabin. |
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| View from cable car on our way to Ngong Ping Village |
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| View from crystal cabin! This is the path where the runningman crew placed the huge Korean characters for one of their missions! |
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| On the cable car reaching Ngong Ping |
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| Some shops along the Ngong Ping Village |
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| The wishing tree |
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| This is the place where the white-haired Mr Chang is hiding. The runningman members were required to search for him to verify if the gold pieces they were holding on to were real gold. |
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| Black sesame paste and beancurd from the shop shown above |
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| Big Buddha from afar. |
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| Big Buddha from the foot |
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| While on the way up..... |
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| And we reached! After a few break points :) |
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| View from the top. Yes, it was foggy too. |
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