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Of course there is a lot to see and do in Hong Kong but if you have time then I suggest the following:Lamma Island, peace and quiet combined with good and cheap foodLantau Island, the Buddha but you should also consider a hike into the hillsNew Territories, take the train to Shenzhen but get off at Tai Po, Lo Wu or any other station
Macau is commonly known as the Chinese version of America's Las Vegas but there's more to Macau than that. Macau has a rich Catholic history and has ties with Portugal. You can see countless churches (noteworthy among all of these is the St. Paul's church, c. 1602, facade and grand staircase are all that's left), temples (AMA temple is the one I visited and close to the Maritime Museum), museums (Museum of Macau facing St. Paul's church) and for a good view, the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre. I really love the sight of cobble-stone streets, the green, yellow and magenta colored buildings said to be reminiscent of buildings in the Iberian peninsula.To complete your day, savor some of the sweet treats like the egg tarts. Macau can be easily reached by a 2-hour ferry from Kowloon. Take the early trip to Macau on a weekday to avoid the crowd at the immigration and come...
Close to the old Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon, Kowloon Walled City Park was once a "no man's land" that was Chinese territory when Hong Kong was under British rule. At one point, no government care about this land, crime rate soared and squatters lived in unsanitary and unsafe condition. Eventually, the buildings were demolished starting in the late 1980s. This area was then turned into today's Kowloon Walled City Park, with traditional Chinese garden design and artifects that dated back to the Qing Dynasty are preserved and displayed inside the park.Guided tour is available at certain time in Cantonese only. See the government website (below) for details.About a block south of the park is an area known for many restaurants and small fashion shops. It is between Prince Edward Road West and Nga Tsin Wai Road.The park is not directly accessible by MTR. It's about 1km from Lok Fu MTR station....
For Muslims tourists, do stop by at any of the mosques in Hong Kong, maybe to do your prayers or just look around inside. I went to the Kowloon Mosque for a friday prayer. It is quite an experience for me because I was anticipating the sermon to be in Chinese or Cantonese but it was in Arabic. Although I am a Muslim and read Koran, I never really understand Arabic. I even managed to talk to a Muslim HKer who was born in HK. He told me all the great halal food places I can go and talked about how his ancestors first came to HK. He even told me the activities the mosques organised. It is quite an eye-opener.
If you like parks and quiet and soothing atmosphere Nan Lian Garden is a must. It is a pretty small garden but it is so nice that you can spend hours in it and still not be satisfied. it is a Japanese garden with soothing Japanese music played all over the park so you can enjoy the greenery intermingled with Japanese style constructions. Surprisingly, it was not present in my Lonely Planet guide. Getting there is simple - get off on Diamond Hill MTR station and look for signs. It is literally 3 minutes walk from the station. Plus, there is no admission fee.
Lantau Island can also be reached from Tung Chung MTR station through a 20-minute hair-raising cable car ride over mountains and valleys. This is not for the faint-hearted especially because of the soaring heights and the windy weather (20 degrees colder). The cable car seats around 8 people.It's a little bit expensive but the ride is an experience in itself and is a good alternative to the 1.5 hour bus ride to Lantau Island.One way fare is HK$58 and RT is HK$88.If you're not into enlightenment, wander around the gentrified Ngong Ping Village. Hey, Starbucks has arrived here. There are also fancy restos, souvenir shops and other multi-media presentations about the favorite drink in this corner of the world. Can you guess who Siddharta Gautuma? If not, learn more about him in one of the multi-media presentations.
Government house and the old city of Victoria vanished into a forest of skyscrapers. The harbour shrank, changing the image of Tshim Sha Tsui “Sharp Sandy Point”. But the hills of Kowloon “the nine Dragons” still gaze at the world’s busiest most spectacular harbour. Hong Kong Island’s harbour shoreline is straighner now. Reclamation projects filled Wan Chai “Small Bay” and Causeway Bay “Tung Lo Wan or Copper Gong Bay”.
Those with a hankering to see behind the skyscrapers and street markets can walk the length and breadth of Hong Kong Island along the HK Trail (buy a decent map first, like the HK Trail Map produced by the Country Parks Authority). Leave your misconceptions about concrete-covered HK behind, you'll find most of the trail actually runs through the island's many country parks.The walk allows you to see much of the other side of life on the island, particularly how the people who live at such a frantic pace in the centre choose to spend their leisure time. The full trail covers some 50km but is divided up into eight sections, none of which take more than an afternoon to walk. There are some fabulous views from above the city while the interior routes circle round woods and reservoirs.
As a child, we attended this beautful synogogue. The Ohel Leah Synagogue, built by Sir Jacob Sassoon (yes- as in Sassoon jeans), opened in 1901, and the Jewish Club, built by the Kadoorie family (my mother kept trying to fix me up with Michael Kadoorie), also opened during the early 1900s. The synagogue was restored in 1998. Very few members who belong to the Jewish Community Center are native. Most are traders, bankers, lawyers and others who are on limited-time contracts with foreign companies. The core members come from Britain, the United States, Canada, South Africa, France and Australia, with a growing number of Israelis. Although a slim majority of those who come to synagogue are Ashkenazi by birth, Ohel Leah follows the Sephardi tradition of prayer set by the Sassoon family, which came from Baghdad and Bombay70 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels.
Go wandering anywhere in HK and you will see block after block of residential sky scrapers. Honk Kongians live vertically. And the business areas are filled with taller than tall buildings too. All styles of architecture. Generally its not bad architecture.
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