Picture Diary in HongKong

Avenue of the Stars. Watching the Symphony of Lights

The Peak Galleria

The Clock tower

Hongkong Museum of Arts

On board the cable, Ocean Park. Spectacular view.

Times Square

Nathan Road

Heritage 1881

Avenue of the Stars in the morning. They were setting up the world's largest catwalk

Just sharing a few pictures from our recent trip to HongKong. Such a vibrant, busy yet laid back city. We particularly enjoyed the food. Too much that we had mostly Chinese, Korean and Japanese cuisines for four days in a row. We tried to eat like the locals. I have to admit that I was still hesitant to try on their street food. We were afraid that our guts can't take it and end up getting sick during the trip. Luckily that didn't happen though. I have to make a different post about all the food we had in HK. We skipped Disneyland for now. Maybe in the future when we have kids to tag along. Anyway, there's a lot of photo ops you can do in HK without spending too much money. Just go head to the TSIM SHA TSUI area where the Avenue of the Stars is located as well as the old clock tower. At night, you can enjoy a magnificent view of Hongkong's Symphony of Lights show. Buy the Octopus card so you can use the MTR and the Bus system throughout your stay. You can save a lot and it is pretty convenient. It can get really busy during the rush hour. When I say busy, almost everyone else was like rushing even running and pushing to get on the train or on the escalators. There were a lot of directions available for most of the tourist spots in HK. Thank God! It was hard striking up a conversation or even asking a question because not everyone can understand you and most of them find it hard to speak English. We stayed at Cosmo Hotel Mongkok and it was a wise decision after all. The shuttle service was pretty convenient and most of our shopping has been done around that area. The Ladies market in Mongkok should not be missed. Make sure you know the art of haggling. Here's how: ask how much, if they tell you the price ask them for discount. If they don't give you at least 30-40 percent, walk away a little bit and act like you're not interested. And then they ask you to come back and name your price. Grab the chance and tell them the price you want. Easy. The Langham Place mall is pretty much an average mall connected to the MTR and a block away from the Ladies market. It shouldn't be missed. Pretty crowded in the late afternoon and dining is close to impossible at the food court. We're not sure if it has something to do with the holiday season coming up, but it's like a struggle to be able to find a seat and eat peacefully. If you're looking for high end shops and designer goods then go to Tsim Shat Tsu where you'll find all the designer labels you could imagine. For electronic goods and wholesale items, go to Sham Shui Po. My husband bought his laptop at the Golden Computer center. It was pretty cheap that we just couldn't let the opportunity pass since our old laptop needs a replacement. HongKong was indeed a shopping haven if you got the money to spend. If you can't find it in HongKong then it's impossible to get it somewhere. We feel that the five days we had in HK was never enough. There were still a lot of places we haven't gone to. I still need to save up a lot of courage to get on the twenty-five minute cable car ride to Ngong Ping and visit the Big Buddha. By then, we may have had kids and might as well visit Disneyland. For now, we're looking at Phuket for our next anniversary trip. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Happy Monday and thanks a lot for reading!