Hong Kong International Airport | Terminal

The arrival..

 The queue is so long (macam ular) at the immigrant check point, luckily the service was fast.  There were officers managing the queue, they will let the elderly or family with young children to use the shortest route.  Very efficient I must say.

 Us in the shuttle bus and baggage claim area.

Breath the fresh and cool Hong Kong air, but the sky was too cloudy.

The departure..

 Fresh flower at the drop off area..

Large open area once you enter the terminal, this is where you do the check-in.

Lots of duty free shops at the international gate.

Here's my catch..

ohh... I saw the same watch at KIX last week.

*Hong Kong March 2015

Hong Kong Trip

I was in Hong Kong for 5 days last month.  It was a last minute notice from my superior, so I didn't have much time to read and learn about Hong Kong.

From the short trip, here my view of HK..

• A city by the ocean just like Singapore but is huge compare to Singapore.
• Road condition are good unless if you are in Kowloon or Mongkok area.
• Drivers are polite, no nonsense cutting or honking.
• MRT is very convenience.
• Imigresen check is fast even with a supper long queue.
• Airport Terminal one is huge but easy to navigate around.
• If you can speak Mandarin and watch lots of Cantonese drama/movie, like I do; then there should be no problem in daily communication, most of the shops' keeper know Mandarin (maybe they are from the mainland).
• Food are expensive but big portion; goods are at reasonable price.  Normal price for a plate of bbq meat with rice is hkd35.
• Weather in March is unpredictable, during my stay it was between 15-20; but when the cold wind blows it can be as cool as 10.  I love it, but hardly see any blue skies.

See my blog posts on Hong Kong:

1. Empire Hotel, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

2. Ginza Kurando Japanese Restaurant

3. Day 1 | Breakfast at Empire Hotel, Wan Chai

4. Hong Kong | from Wan Chai to TMTPlaza

5. Cafe de Coral, Hong Kong

6. Day 2 | Breakfast at Empire Hotel, Wan Chai

7. Day 3 | Breakfast at Empire Hotel, Wan Chai

8. Hong Kong | Ladies Night Market, Mongkok

9. Day 4 | Breakfast at Empire Hotel, Wan Chai

10. Hay Hay Roasted Meat Restaurant

11. Hong Kong | from Wan Chai to Airport

12. Hong Kong Dollar

13. Ohh Fig!

14. ohh Boots!

One day I'll return, maybe bring my children to HK Disneyland, fingers crossed.

ohh Boots! In Hong Kong

I love boots.

While in Hong Kong, I saw almost every ladies were wearing boots.  They looked so elegant.

See..

And how happy I was when I saw there were boots everywhere in the shoe store; maybe because of the cool weather at that time, I dunno..

But I only bought one pair of boots in Hong Kong.

At the moment, I have 2 pairs of boots, 1 I bought it locally last year, 1 from Hong Kong. 

 I'm loving it both, maybe will get more in the future, not much choice here anyway.

Hong Kong | Ladies Night Market, Mongkok

We went for a late night shopping at Ladies Night Market in Mongkok, Hong Kong.

This night market is almost similar to our Petaling Street, KL

It is a great place to shop for souvenirs, there are so many to choose from.

My simple tips are:

1. Don't buy at the 1st shop that you see goods that you're interested in.  It is a huge place, I'm sure will find another shop selling the same things, the further you walk, the cheaper the price you get (at least in our case) but can be very tiring.

2. Remember to bargain.

Some of the shop keepers even know how to speak few words of bahasa and have Malay signboard ('Layan Sendiri", Terima Kasih') in their stalls, which make me think "must be many Malaysian shops here"

Ok, let's follow me on the tour..

 The best way to go there is by taking the MRT, the station is right underground of the market.

When you came out of the station..this is what you get to see... ladies shopping heavan..haha

 hmmm.. which one should i choose??!

  haiya.. I didn't get the chance to go in to the crocs shop

 Cha Chaan Teng

Lok lok/Satay celup/Yong Tau Foo... whatever you want to call it.

 

ok, my backpack is full.

some of the souvenirs that I managed to grasp.

Ohh Fig!

I saw this packet of fresh fig in a supermarket at Hong Kong, I have never seen a fresh one what more to say tasted one.  So without much thinking, I just grasp 1 of these, cost around hkd37.

Can't wait to have the 1st taste of fresh fig, when I bite into it, eww.. I hate the taste.

Seriously fresh fig taste nothing like a sweet dried fig.

I love dried fig,  ever since my MIL brought back some huge dried fig from Isreal, I felt in love with it immediately.

Not easy to find good dried figs in Kuching, I once bought from Unaco, but it tasted a bit off.

I bought dried figs while in Hong Kong, still have some left in my fridge, I have to savour it bit by bit ;)

Ohh I bought few packets of these blueberry while in HK too, cheap, cost around RM4.50 only, fresh n sweet, so yummy.  

Why la imported fruits are so expensive in Kuching?!

Hong Kong | from Wan Chai to Airport

Photos along the road before I say Goodbye to Hong Kong.

 

Outside of our hotel area..

Shuttle to Airport Express train/bus

Easy to read signboard

We passed by this beautiful small building everyday, small as compared to the other buildings around it.

The roads and the under sea tunnel

I love these bridges

Skillful uncle that drive us to airport

We are here, no jam at all, takes us about 45 minutes to reach Hong Kong International Airport

Hay Hay Roasted Meat Restaurant

We had dinner at Hay Hay Roasted Meat Restaurant, Wan Chai, on our last night in Hong Kong.

This 24 hours restaurant is very closeby to Empire Hotel, Wan Chai.

We had..

Dry Wantan Noodle, comes with a big bowl of soup - HKD30.  Huge wantan with pork and prawn filling.  Taste better than the one at Mongkok.  Happy me.

 If you order the soup separately, it will cost you HKD10.

Dry beef noodle - HKD30

Fish ball mee - HKD36

Quail - a bit tough

Simple yet yummy choi sum garlic

The location..

  Happy customer :)

Ginza Kurando Japanese Restaurant

We had Japanese buffet at Ginza Kurando Japanese Restaurant, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel on our 1st night in Hong Kong.

The food there was so fresh and yummy.

I never really like sashimi before, but the sashimi there was so fresh and sweet.  I had lots of salmon that night.

Salmon salad

 sashimi

Smoked salmon with rice

Temaki

Miso soup taste so good on a cold night

Price is very reasonable with the quality and quantity of food that you can get.

Only 1 thing that I don't like is the red clam sashimi, maybe 1 day I might learn to enjoy it, who knows.

This place is a walking distance from our place, Empire Hotel, Wan Chai.