Thursday, May 12, 2005
Hong Kong Hong Kong!
(Note: This is a backdated post from Singapore)
Got up real early today..... Luckily my Pa had the taxi all day yesterday so he can use the taxi anytime today.... so.. ah Pa drove me to pcik up my friends in Yishun....and we headed off to the Airport.
We reached there at ungodly 0645 hrs >.<; Well, we wanted to have an early flight... and I guess you can't beat a flight that leaves at 0805hrs........... Pretty uneventful flight to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, but the leg space was horrible and when the front passenger reclined his/her seat... I was left crossing my eyes trying to watch the TV screen which is now like 5 inches from my nose. Played some Final Fantasy for an hour or so before landing. First impression on arrival in HKIA. Hummph. Nothing much. Can't see why it's like so new and looks not very new. Anyway it was only a short walk to the immigration counters and to the arrival hall. We were to meet the travel agency people who would bring us to our hotel. We also bought ourselves the 'Octopus Card', this is like the EZ-Link in Singapore,,, or should I say that the EZ-Link in Singapore is like this... cos I am sure this is the earlier product.... By the way, you can ge a FULL REFUND when you decide to return the card. That's right. FULL. 100%. No charges on owning the card. Zilch. Nadda. After which we were supposed to go to Wong Tai Sin Temple after lunch. I have my doubts on being able to catch this schedule but we will try anyway. The bus took us on a mini tour through Lantau Island (where the airport is), Kowloon (to drop off other tourists) and finally Hong Kong Island. Our hotel is Newton Inn Hotel in North Point but there was a misunderstanding and we were brought to Newton Hotel instead. Fortunately, the hotel staff were able to locate the driver and get him to drive us to the right hotel. On arrival in our hotel... We are located right in the middle of market! This is interesting. We had several Pork shops, and shops that sold fish, veges, fruits and various stuff. I certainly don't mind the locale, as it was near an MTR station. North Point MTR station naturally ^^
A sign opposite our hotel
In the end, we explored the surrounding area and did not go to Wong Tai Sin. Uneventful first day in Hong Kong. We will go to Wong Tai Sin Temple first thing tomorrow morning. Happiness!
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(Note: This is a backdated post from Singapore)
Got up real early today..... Luckily my Pa had the taxi all day yesterday so he can use the taxi anytime today.... so.. ah Pa drove me to pcik up my friends in Yishun....and we headed off to the Airport.
We reached there at ungodly 0645 hrs >.<; Well, we wanted to have an early flight... and I guess you can't beat a flight that leaves at 0805hrs........... Pretty uneventful flight to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, but the leg space was horrible and when the front passenger reclined his/her seat... I was left crossing my eyes trying to watch the TV screen which is now like 5 inches from my nose. Played some Final Fantasy for an hour or so before landing. First impression on arrival in HKIA. Hummph. Nothing much. Can't see why it's like so new and looks not very new. Anyway it was only a short walk to the immigration counters and to the arrival hall. We were to meet the travel agency people who would bring us to our hotel. We also bought ourselves the 'Octopus Card', this is like the EZ-Link in Singapore,,, or should I say that the EZ-Link in Singapore is like this... cos I am sure this is the earlier product.... By the way, you can ge a FULL REFUND when you decide to return the card. That's right. FULL. 100%. No charges on owning the card. Zilch. Nadda. After which we were supposed to go to Wong Tai Sin Temple after lunch. I have my doubts on being able to catch this schedule but we will try anyway. The bus took us on a mini tour through Lantau Island (where the airport is), Kowloon (to drop off other tourists) and finally Hong Kong Island. Our hotel is Newton Inn Hotel in North Point but there was a misunderstanding and we were brought to Newton Hotel instead. Fortunately, the hotel staff were able to locate the driver and get him to drive us to the right hotel. On arrival in our hotel... We are located right in the middle of market! This is interesting. We had several Pork shops, and shops that sold fish, veges, fruits and various stuff. I certainly don't mind the locale, as it was near an MTR station. North Point MTR station naturally ^^
A sign opposite our hotel
In the end, we explored the surrounding area and did not go to Wong Tai Sin. Uneventful first day in Hong Kong. We will go to Wong Tai Sin Temple first thing tomorrow morning. Happiness!
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