Hong Kong here we come!
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My first trip overseas with An! After all the semesters that we were separated from our own exchange programmes, we're finally on our first holiday together in Hong Kong! Woohoo~~!
Our flight was at 6.40am on Jetstar~ gotta check in at 4.40am. Ayez, budget airline always fly at this kinda hour. Well, I mistook the time so we reached airport at 4am instead. *Yawnz* but, that's enough time for us to enjoy some BK breakfast @Changi T1.
Oh, Froggy's coming along too! hee
Saying 'Bye~' to Singapore...
And 'Hello~ HONG KONG!'
Okay, this island is definitely NOT HK. haha... some fish-shaped island we saw while descending to our destination. Landing in HK soon...
Here we are~ taking Airbus 21 to Tsim Sha Tsui - the location of our hostel. Just look at the intensity on Tony's face.
"YAW!"
Sights while travelling on Tsing Ma suspension bridge.
Hong Kong Port
Towering skinny skyscrapers - evidence of the large population & land contraints in HK
After checking into our hostel room, we were shocked to find out the size of the bathroom!
There - this is literally the size of our toilet - brush your teeth and bathe in front of the sink. It's the tiniest bathroom I've ever seen man! In the picture, Tony gloats about how big the bathroom is for him "YAW!" =.=
On to the streets we go! Along Tsim Sha Tsui (TST), we saw some ah pehs crowding within a smally pavillion watching a game of chess. So HK drama! haha...
All these signboards sticking out may be en eyesore for some, but I think they are pretty effective in helping pple to locate shops. The streets are crowded with people, gotta weaving through all the padestrians on the sidewalk is exhausting. Moreover, we've been looking for this mall called Tao Da around Mongkok area as recommended by An's friend for really good buys for Gundam. It's nowhere in sight! We walked from TST to Jordan to Yau Ma Tei to Mongkok. That's 4 MTR (we call it MRT here) stations in a row! Super tired!
We also walked through Ladies Market (Nv Ren Jie) on our way back. Pasa Malam style street that sells all kinds of lady products - fake branded bags, kinky lingerie, soft toys, accesories etc.
Classic HK Minibuses parked along the roadside in the evening.
As night falls, we went to Avenue of Stars to catch the 'Symphony of Lights'. This place is very much like Esplanade in Singapore. Across the harbour is HK's famous skyline. The show happens everyday at 8pm, where the colourful lights on skyscrapers will dance to the music played. It's a beautiful sight at night especially with all the Xmas decor up.
Well, that marks the end of a very tiring Day 1. Next day to Lantau Island and the Peak! Will update soon :)
Our flight was at 6.40am on Jetstar~ gotta check in at 4.40am. Ayez, budget airline always fly at this kinda hour. Well, I mistook the time so we reached airport at 4am instead. *Yawnz* but, that's enough time for us to enjoy some BK breakfast @Changi T1.
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| From Hong Kong |
Oh, Froggy's coming along too! hee
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| From Hong Kong |
Saying 'Bye~' to Singapore...
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| From Hong Kong |
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| From Hong Kong |
And 'Hello~ HONG KONG!'
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| From Hong Kong |
Okay, this island is definitely NOT HK. haha... some fish-shaped island we saw while descending to our destination. Landing in HK soon...
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| From Hong Kong |
Here we are~ taking Airbus 21 to Tsim Sha Tsui - the location of our hostel. Just look at the intensity on Tony's face.
"YAW!"
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| From Hong Kong |
Sights while travelling on Tsing Ma suspension bridge.
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| From Hong Kong |
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| From Hong Kong |
Towering skinny skyscrapers - evidence of the large population & land contraints in HK
After checking into our hostel room, we were shocked to find out the size of the bathroom!
There - this is literally the size of our toilet - brush your teeth and bathe in front of the sink. It's the tiniest bathroom I've ever seen man! In the picture, Tony gloats about how big the bathroom is for him "YAW!" =.=
On to the streets we go! Along Tsim Sha Tsui (TST), we saw some ah pehs crowding within a smally pavillion watching a game of chess. So HK drama! haha...
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| From Hong Kong |
All these signboards sticking out may be en eyesore for some, but I think they are pretty effective in helping pple to locate shops. The streets are crowded with people, gotta weaving through all the padestrians on the sidewalk is exhausting. Moreover, we've been looking for this mall called Tao Da around Mongkok area as recommended by An's friend for really good buys for Gundam. It's nowhere in sight! We walked from TST to Jordan to Yau Ma Tei to Mongkok. That's 4 MTR (we call it MRT here) stations in a row! Super tired!
We also walked through Ladies Market (Nv Ren Jie) on our way back. Pasa Malam style street that sells all kinds of lady products - fake branded bags, kinky lingerie, soft toys, accesories etc.
Classic HK Minibuses parked along the roadside in the evening.
As night falls, we went to Avenue of Stars to catch the 'Symphony of Lights'. This place is very much like Esplanade in Singapore. Across the harbour is HK's famous skyline. The show happens everyday at 8pm, where the colourful lights on skyscrapers will dance to the music played. It's a beautiful sight at night especially with all the Xmas decor up.
Well, that marks the end of a very tiring Day 1. Next day to Lantau Island and the Peak! Will update soon :)
