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| D Landis |
21 November 2004 |
Stayed at Kowloon Hotel, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Great vegan restaurant 7/F of 1 Peking Bldg at Peking Road and Kowloon Park Drive. Try it!
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| J Roberts |
21 November 2004 |
Stayed at Two Macdonnell Road - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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My first visit for 12 years, and it felt like the first. The skyscrapers really do have a Wow factor. Not just the concentrated number and height of them, but their form. I'm not a great expert on modern architure but I do appreciate all the novel forms of most of HK's skyline. The older, colonial buildings and streets crossing and mixing with the ultra modern all in a tiny area, and the rabbit warren of tunnels and shopping plazas beneath most large buildings makes HK feel very unique. Greater HK with the hilly, almost mountainous terrain with a mind boggling number of highrise apartment buildings crammed everywhere you go is more remarkable than the actual tourist destinations. But the regular attractions are well worth doing and visiting, even if just to get a real feel for the scale and variety of HK - riding the trams, the Star Ferry, going up the Peak, visiting the great Bhudda on Lantau island, having a barbecue in the New Territories.
My best cuisine experiences in HK so far are having a leisurely drink at the 8th flr bar in the Conrad hotel in Pacific Place. The views and ambience are perfect. Then I would recommend the oriental restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental with drinks (of course!) beforehand at the adjacent bar, again with great views across the bay. With (or without) the perfect partner this would definitely be a night to remember.
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| S Cieniewski |
21 November 2004 |
Stayed at Kowloon Hotel, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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I recommend a day-visit to Ocean Park, definitely one of the best attraction park of the world, especially thanks to its unbeatable location, right above the South Sea.
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| F Koh |
20 November 2004 |
Stayed at Metropark Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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You should go to Shek O, this is a really nice coastal area at the end of the Hong Kong island. Definitely worth a trip.
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| H Lin (2nd call) |
18 November 2004 |
Stayed at Wesley, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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From the airport on Lantau Island, we took the Airport Express (expensive but a terrific ride) to to Central district on Hong Kong Island and then took the taxi to the Wesley hotel on Wanchai district. During the five day's stay, we walked around the Wanchai district, having breakfast around the corners every morning. In the evening, we visited the markets in the side streets and had fun being bargain hunters. Sometimes, we walked from the hotel to Pacific place for lunch in a nice restarant and then walked around the shopping Mall. By public transportation, We went to Time Square in Causeway Bay, another bustling district for dinner and shopping. We also took a one-day bus tour to Lantau Island to see the big Buddha on the top of a mountain and had delicious vegetarian lunch in the Bao Lan Temple. The place was far away from the hustle and bustle of the cities. Quite a change of pace. A terrific trip.
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| D Lum |
17 November 2004 |
Stayed at Pruton Prudential Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Good local styled restaurants and coffee shops nearby. The more adventurous can try the eateries around Temple Street nearby.
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| D Lum |
15 November 2004 |
Stayed at Stanford Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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As an ex resident, HK is not just about food & shopping. Around 40% of HK are designated national parks. Walks are particularly welcome change from the crowds of Causeway Bay or Mongkok.
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| P Young |
13 November 2004 |
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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The Octopus card is a pretty valuable card to have while in HK. You can purchase one at any MTR (train) station. An adult Octopus card cost $150HKD with a refundable $50 deposit. It can give you a reduced-rate travel on the MTR (subway), most buses and some ferries. It also acts like an debit card to buy goods and services in 7-eleven stores and other places. When your card is running low, you can simply add more money to it at 7-eleven stores and the MTR.
Upon returning the Octopus card to any MTR, you will get back your $50 deposit and any money remaining on the card. HOWEVER, a $7 service charge is added if you returned it with less than 3 month of usage since initial purchase.
The LADIES' MARKET located on Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok is like a big garage sale!!!! Usually runs from 2 pm to past midnight.....daily. If you like to bargain for goods, this is the place to be. You can haggle the prices for anything. My tip for you.....bargain HARD and be prepare to walk away if you don't get the item at the price you want. Ask yourself this question: how badly do you want that item or how badly do they want to get rid of it and make a sale? The weaker the buyer is, the more they will get rip off!
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| J Guest |
13 November 2004 |
Stayed at Park Hotel HK - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Restaurants to recommend: Very good Seafood Restaurant on Nathan Road is well named! Went there with two friends who knew the place a few years ago, suffered through a decline and now celebrate the standards of the new management. Also, Giardino Ristorante Italiano & Bar, G/F, No. 1 Minden Avenue, Tsin Sha Tsui, Kowloon (2312 7398) was very nice. It's run by a Chinese guy who knows how to cook good Italian food! The owner is more of a host than just an owner--very personable and unpretentious. Seems like a very nice guy. Reasonable prices too. I believe it is relatively new, but he already has a regular clientele.
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| A Ortiz |
09 November 2004 |
Stayed at BP International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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With the use of the Octopus card, one can travel the MTR, KCRC (both train lines), buses and ferries all over Hong Kong as long as you have sufficient amount of money in the Octopus card. The fare is based on how far you are traveling so if you enjoy doing lots of sightseeing this may be a cheap way of traveling. I myself have traveled this way to Hong Kong Island to see Victoria Peak and Ocean Park; Lantau Island to see the Giant Buddha Statue & Po Lin Montastery; Northern Territories to see the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery at Sha Tin and Yuen Yuen Institute & the Western Monastery at Tsuen Wan; and Chi Lin Nunnery in New Kowloon at the MTR station of Diamond Hill. All these places should not be missed if you are really interested in doing some wonderful sightseeing. Besides these places, the Bird Market should not be missed neither.
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