Foggy Hong Kong
by writeonthespot
To combat the winter cold in HK, make sure to wear layers on your clothes. It's not necessarily the bulky jackets. You can have a shirt, then sweater, and a muffler or shawl (which you can wear in different styles). Be sure to wear closed shoes or rubber shoes with socks.
The hotels I've stayed in the Tsim Sha Tsui area were not really that good hotels, in terms of cleanliness and luxury, since they were more of a backpackers' inn. We stayed in Mirador Mansions, no good view, but pretty cheap and a good walking distance to everything.
I've written a blog about my HK trip, which you may find useful. http://firsttimetravel.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/first-time-in-hong-kong/ I love Victoria Peak. The first time I visited HK, we went on a morning and saw the exhilarating view of the entire metropolis. When I returned the last time, I made sure to climb the peak late afternoon so I would have a view of HK in daylight and at night when the city lights are turned on.
My other favorite place was the Buddha at Lantau Island. Since I went there at the end of the winter season, the place was all foggy and we couldn't see the Buddha from the bottom of the stairs.
Starry Starry Night
by JoanPhua
I like the experience riding on star ferry, cheap and the scenery is great, everyday a lot of people using it to travel between islands.....
opps...me holding maps looks like very obvious among others...! i miss the wind, the light, and the shopping dynamics of this city.
went to the Bird Market in...
by RWRocks
went to the Bird Market in Kowloon listening to a traditional Chinese band play their (to my ears) eerie music in a night market - no white people around (except moi), lots of smoke and funny smells in the air - I wasn't in Kansas anymore
Everytime I return to...
by loobear
Everytime I return to Hong Kong, I must make a pilgrimage of sort to the Buddhist temple situated on one of the many hills of Lantau island. Known as Po Lin Temple, it has the biggest sitting bronze statue of Buddha in the world and perch right on top of a hill and only accessable by climbing a series of steps.....series??? Did I say series?..... more like a few hundred series of steps ..... phew!!!... exhausting man...The exhilation that come after you made it to the top kind of made it very satisfying...The cooling breeze that plays on your face made the effort worthwhile... and once on top....man it's like you are the king of the hill...
It is like a mini adventure.....Have to start early in the morning.....Have your breakfast.... Go on down to the MTR station and take the train to Central on Hong Kong Island itself....Get out of the station and walk towards the sea....Look out for the Star Ferry pier....You can't miss it.... By pass the Star Ferry and walk on down to the other piers.... Look out for pier 7 which will shows Lantau or Mui Wo on the board...Pay the fare and board the ferry.... it should take about an hour to reach Mui Wo, a small little community on Lantau Island. Disembark from the ferry and join the crowd of people heading for the bus stop just after the pier.....Everyone has the same destination in mind... and that's to get to Po Lin Monastery. The journey by bus would take approximately another hour.... see, told you, it is a mini adventure of sort.
Despite the British influence...
by pastaayd
Despite the British influence the culture here is pure Chinese. Six thousand people work or live on the junks in Aberdeen harbour. Floating restaurants and sampan tours are highly recommended for a real experience of Hong Kong. The bustle of Central Market with its all-pervading mouth-watering scent is one of the most satisfying ways to literally taste the flavours of Asia's playground
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Attempted Jump by VTer Schohman, Chicago, USA
postcard perfect!
filled pineapple is yum yum yum
