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Hong Kong - The City of Life

Jeremy Koh
2005-11-03 12:26:09

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The impression most people have of Hong Kong is that it's just another urban city . You're right and you're wrong . Hong Kong is indeed a very urbanised city but if you're willing to venture beyond the city confines , you'll find a 'green' Hong Kong that's overlooked by many tourists .
I spent only 5 short days in this cosmopolitan city but in between i managed to squeeze in much sightseeing and here are my accounts.

Day 01 - Arrival in Hong Kong , Ladies' Market

I arrived at the Chek Lap Kok airport somewhere near evening together with Alice and Benny . At the airport , Alice was fascinated with the glass elevators which were featured in the Jackie Chan movie , Gorgeous . In the end she and Benny took the elevator shooting themselves with the video camera which Benny brought along . We arrived at our hotel in the late evening , just in time for dinner which we had along a small eatery near the famous Ladies Market and of course after that we went shopping along this market as well as the equally well known Temple Street market . The goods sold are of a wide variety but are mostly fakes sold at a cheap price . I couldn't resist trying out my cantonese with the stall owners but i didn't buy anything.

Day 02 - Ocean Park , Lan Kwai Fong

The next day we woke up early in the morning around 6am so that we could go to Ocean Park on Hong Kong Island . After breakfast , we took the MTR to Central and later switched to a cab which took us right to the doorstep of Ocean Park . Unfortunately , it was not yet opened and so we roamed the streets nearby passing by the Police Academy and the Hong Kong Driving School .
As soon as Ocean Park opened , we headed up towards the Headlands which were where all the rides were situated . However we stopped taking the rides after a dizzy turn on the Octopus which caused ...

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You could have visited some offshore islands in HK as well. Many locals visit these offshore islands (eg. cheung chau, Lamma Island) for weekends.

Or some choose to go kite-flying, biking (can be rented at the spot) at New Territories (Tai Po, Shatin). There are also Family-friendly hiking trails in this region. It's best to go on weekends where there are more people and there are civil services stand-by.

Belinda (HK), 2008-09-11 04:43:30

Seems like you din't try many local foods.. There should be plenty in Mong Kok. Or was it because of language barrier?

Belinda (HK), 2008-09-11 04:38:42