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Nighttime view of Hong Kong's skyscrapers
Nathan Road at night
Hongkong Island
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Hello all! I am traveling to Asia (for business) for the first time in a few days. I arrive in HK and will have car service to Shenzhen. After siz days in Shenzhen I will spend one day on HK Island before returning to the States. I plan to visit Victoria's Peak and do some shopping while in HK.
Can someone please advise the best way to get to HK Island from Shenzhen (Lohu Disrict)? And the approximate time it takes to arrive in HK from Lohu?
I am guessing the hotel on HK Island will have transportation back to the HK airport. Any suggestions for a first timer are much appreciated!
You can take the train from Luohu station to Kowloon, then switch to MTR (subway). I'm not sure where your hotel is located on HK Island, but you should be able to get there (or pretty close) by MTR. You can always take a cab, but it's a bit pricey.
For some reason, I can't find the instructions to get from Shenzhen to HK, but just do this in reverse, I guess.
http://gohongkong.about.com/od/traveltochina/a/mtrtosubway.htm
From HK to the Airport, it's probably easiest to take the Airport Express MTR from the Hong Kong Station. It takes about 20-30 minutes and drops you right inside the airport. It looks like there are complimentary shuttles from various hotels to the HK Station. See link below.
http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/airport_express/complom_free_bus.html
As said, the MTR (subway) is the best way to travel between HK and Shenzhen. There is also a MTR line in Shenzhen that connects to Lo Wu. Check the MTR website for time and other details. http://www.mtr.com.hk There is a trip planner on the page that will be useful to you.
Hong Kong is generally considered a safe city by day and night. Policeman are very helpful, and those who speak English wear a red label under their shoulder badge. As in all big cities, avoid carrying large amounts of cash; traveller's cheques pr credit cards are preferable. Make use of your hotel's safe-deposit boxes.
Visit Ocean Park! I haf fond memories for that place - it's like a giantic version of Singapore Sentosa surrounded by greenery mountains! Don't get deceived by the word 'Park' for it's so huge that u haf to travel from one end to another via many escalators (some areas are pretty steep) and even cable car rides! I was particularly impressed with the underwater aquariums there - Singapore's Underwater World @ Sentosa is nothing compared to that! My friend and I overslept and REGRETTED not going there earlier - we reached there very late in the afternoon aruond 1-2pm! The park closed @ 6 pm. There is a one-time charge so it's more value-for-money (typical Singaporeans' mentality?) if u visit the park early in the morning. I think it's a good idea to go there during wkdays which is less crowded - queues for amusement rides will not b as long too! Because we arrived late, we missed many of the shows held in the mornings and afternoon. :( Well, next time perhaps! :)
Lesson Learnt: Don't sleep like a pig when travelling! Time is money!!
Go to the Victoria Peak,Lan Kwai Fong/Central, Ocean Park for sight-seeing; Ocean Terminal (Ysim Sha Tsui), Temple Street & Lady's Street for shopping; Mongkok area for buying camera, audio-video products The Star Ferry and the Tram in Hong Kong Island
The Views from the Top of the Peak are stunning, but if when you look up from around the Star Ferry area, and you can't see the top of the mountains, then delay your visit to the Peak. The is little to see when it is cloudy, and it is rather frustrating.
On a plus side, when it is cloudy, you can get some pretty good night time pictures from the Kowloon side of the illuminated Hong Kong buildings. The clouds seem to reflect the light and make everything seem brighter!
When sky is blue, you could actually see the tips of these elegant towers, the skyscrapers. If it's fog, then you cannot see half of it - but the feel is more dramatic, somehow. We spent some amount of time walking and exploring the skyscraper architectures for which HK Island is famous for. Both in bad and nice weather. I cannot decide when I liked it more (the atmosphere). Was it because of fog that these constructions appeared mysterious when its upper elevations were hidden - so how about view from upmost floors then?
Then on a bright day when air was crisp ... you had to make position of your neck into very uncomfortable position when you stand that close - if you want to look up. But hey, that's the real effect of those building. You are standing there on the floor, small like ant. Hundreds of meters above you someone else will have full view through the cityscape. How often do you wish to see it by yourself, that way... of course, that's the privilege most often beyond our limits, unless you have been invitied there or you go there for work. Yes, that's how it is. Off the limits.
Here, the central part of photo belongs to Bank Of China. That building appears more interesting than others. It is both elegant and has interesting shape. It looks more like the rock. Don't know how to say, really. For example, the IFC skyscraper (now highest in HK) in that district reminds me to shaving machine. They higher, the better they say... I wouldn't always agree with that, haha.
Well, at least viewing them from the bottom up doesn't cost a thing.
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