Blogs from Kowloon, Hong Kong, Asia - page 93

Day 1 ~ We've Just Begun (2006) Sunday, 7th May 2006 “I’m going to HK & Macau for 10 days!” “10 days!” I had raised the eyebrow of another fellow being. “This is way too long a duration for this Asian capital!” However, as the itinerary was done up, 10 days was barely sufficient to cover the 2 places really. Clare and I were here 4 years ago before I started school in University. And yes, this 06’ graduation trip helped to bring everything to a complete closure. 9.50am - We took an early flight in the morning of 7th May 2006 from the new budget terminal to Macau. I had barely enough sleep from the General Elections syndrome having stayed up late to catch the broadcast. It’s my 3rd time flying with Tiger Airways and ... read more

We spent our last moments at the Disney hotel having a splash in the piano shaped pool and on the little waterslide - cool fun. Checked out of Disney and transferred to the Kowloon Hotel. Had a bit of a look around the area Nathan Rd etc. An amazing amount of neon lights is what striked me the most. Me and the old boy hit the 7-11 and grabbed a few 500ml San Miguels - 2 for 17HKD - not bad. That kept us busy until tea time where we grabbed a bite in the food court of Sogo, the underground dept store. At night we boarded a boat for a harbour cruise and watched the Symphony of Lights - where all the buildings do a light show to music - and thoroughly enjoyed the generous ... read more

Our first impression of Hong-Kong was: It is very hot here The second we thought of Hong-Kong was: It is hot and very humid here Our third insight of Hong-Kong was when we were stranded in McDonald's 1/2 hr walk from the hotel. We understood where the humidity went - it becomes pouring rain in the evening. We were stranded in the rain. But don't let first impressions fool you. We were very impressed with the city. reminded Yaron of NYC. not only because of the architecture but also because of the big town feeling. a place you can find everything fast and everything moves at a fast pace. underground, museums, Meany people on the street cafes. it you have been to Manhattan/London/Malian or TLV you know who it is. Like they said on Pulp Fiction ... read more

We had a great flight with Air India, luckily we had the extra leg room seats so we both managed to sleep for half of the flight. We arrived at HK airport on Lantau at 6:45am; it was quite cloudy and very humid. We tried to kill some time at the airport because the hotel check in time wasn’t until 2pm, so obviously being starved of junk food for the past 7 months in Goa we headed straight to McDonalds for breakfast, two meals HK$35 (£2.65), bargain!!! We decided to get the bus to Kowloon where we had booked a room for the first two nights; it takes 1 hr and costs HK$33 each, it was a nice way to kill some more time and to get our first glimpse of the city. Our hotel, The ... read more

Got up, packed, had leftover pizza for lunch. Got a taxi to Don Muang International Airport and were in Hong Kong around 6:45PM. We were met by Felicia’s goo-poh, her dad’s father’s cousin. She had Octopus Cards (for public buses, subways, etc.) for us and we all took the bus back to her 36th floor apartment in Kowloon. Goo-poh made dinner—it was so good. It rained all night…We were really lucky to have a place to stay because her older son’s family of 4 were staying at their apartment before we arrived; their apartment was being renovated and they just moved out the day before.... read more

This night after being stuck in Chungking Mansions we all decided we needed a bit of class - so we headed to Felix Bar which is in the poshest hotel in Hong Kong - with the most majastic views of the sky line! The lifts were nicer than our room, so we spent a while going around in them...then blagged our way into Felix . Rounded off the night with some drinks bought at the local 711 .... read more

Right, listen up folks, if your ever in Hong Kong the best excursion you can do is the 'go racing' trip! I know what your thinking, we're not really into racing, we're not gamblers, WELL NEITHER AM I, but just trust me, this was such good value for money. To be honest when I woke up this morning I wasn't overly in the mood for it, I was still not firing on full thrusters after yesterdays over exhursion excursion, and just wasnt sure if a day spent doing something I normally wouldn't be seen dead at would help, especially as it required me to get dressed up more formally. But it proved just the ticket! I'd organised this via the internet before I went, and had pondered it for a number of days as the offer ... read more