Hong Kong 2006

This is a short one on my trip to HK in 2006, just for the benefit of some friends who plans to visit HK. Basically, to introduce what I found to be the interesting and not to be missed stuff. It may cover the usual things that you can find in the internet, but I hope these info provide some alternatives.


> Breakfast: Coffee, Polo Bao, XiMut Tea, Condensed Milk Toast


> Dinner: Pork Rice, Curry Fish Ball, Porridge, Shark Fin Soup


> Dessert: Mango Pudding at Hui Lau San


> Avenue of Stars to look for your fav stars hand print. Prepare a jacket as the place is quite windy and chilly.


> Night show at 8pm opposite of Avenue of Stars. Don't expect to see fireworks, and don't need to take video. Just enjoy with naked eyes.


> This place is near Mongkok. Remember this place (marked in the map) if you are looking for Chao Tau Fu (Pungent Taufu). Just bypass the 1st stall you see because the 'good' smell actually comes from the stall furtherdown.


> Madame Tussuad museum at Victoria's Peak. Remember to approach the line on the left to buy a combo ticket (tram & museum), then proceed to queue on the right. After Madame Tussuad, take the escalator to the top for HK night view, looking towards Tsim Sha Tsui. It will be difficult to get a good spot for photo taking because the best spot was taken by those professionals. Better to start learning to snap pictures at night to not waste the chance to capture the beautiful night view.


> HK Disneyland fireworks every night. First timer should visit Disneyland to know how a Disneyland looks and feels like.



> Try the world's longest escalator, located at Central (Chung Wan) area. While enjoying the upward movement experience, drop out near Wellington Street and look for Lyndhust Terrace Street. HK last Governor, Chris Patten's fav egg tart shop.



> Out of HK, try Lantau Island (Tai Yu Shan) for the Giant Buddha. From HK, you can take the metro. Then, going to the hilltop the quickest was by cable car. But queueing for the ticket may be a turned off. So, be prepared to go for plan B; using bus. The ticket to Giant Buddha included a vegetarian lunch at the nearby temple.



> Going to Macau, you have 2 options; going from Tsim Sha Tsui or Central. Better to opt for Central as we found the boat to be more stable while docking, and price was cheaper. Once in Macau, you can use the bus to move around. Just enjoy the scenery while waiting for your destination to be announced by the driver. The first place to land should be Senado Square (San Ma Lo). This is the starting point to look for pork bun (chee yuk bao), steam egg (dan daan), double layer milk (xiong pei nai, only available from 3pm), and portugese tart.

Things I missed:
> Getting onto a tram
> Going to shopping centres in Causeway Bay (Tung Lo Wan)