| A Glorney |
11 October 2004 |
Stayed at Metropark Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Manic but fun city - we were there for 4 days and tried to pack in as much as possible (without too much shopping!)View from the Peak is a must - Cafe Deco restuarant - excellent and not horrendously expensive (compared to Dubai/UK)- but reserve if you want a table with a view. Ladies market is OK but not as good as Chinatown in KL or Singapore. Stanley is a bit like an English seaside town - very busy at weekends - market is good but prices are comparatively high for souvenirs - some excellent art galleries/shops and a couple of good shops for good quality ladies linen clothes. Went for a day to Macau - which was a lovely contrast - also took a half day tour to the New Territories. Excellent Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong 27 Percival Street, Causeway Bay is the Tai Woo Restaurant - Executive Manager Raymond Sinn is wonderful - let him teach you how to eat a crab properly!
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| M Valesova |
09 October 2004 |
Stayed at Guangdong Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Even for business travellers, I highly recommend to go to The Peak on Hong Kong Island, as well as Stanley market with really nice restaurants. From Guangdong Hotel very convenient to get there. Just take Star Ferry to Central and then bus No. 6 or 260 to Stanley, or bus No. 15 to The Peak. I recommend you to buy Octopus Card, which allows you to travel within Hong Kong, and you donŽt need to have small change.
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| A Trattos |
08 October 2004 |
Stayed at Ibis North Point - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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HK - Great for shopping, be wary of the many electronic stores selling goods far cheaper that the mainstream stores like GNOME. Ensure you do not leave a deposit while they Žbring in the stock for youŽ pay once you can get the stock.
My wife and I hope to return again in a few years.
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| J Mcknight |
07 October 2004 |
Stayed at Concourse, Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Using the subway was best to get around. Saw the sky tram(?) view couple of times. Visited the IFC buildings & Bank of China. No rides to the top, only observation rooms. IFC buildings allow no picture taking outside of it or inside except for the observation room. Went to HK Park & Botanical/Zoo area. Some brochures explained to me that the Art museum
in Tsim Tsha Tsui stayed open late but it actually closes around 5-6pm. My advise is to get there early. On my last day, it was closed so I didn't get to see it. Saw the Avenue of Lights & the City of Lights event. I got there early to City of Lights & sat on the rail. This is important to get there early as the light show draws a crowd, which will block the view of your camcorder recording, so you want to get a good position so it isn't interrupted by people's heads.
HK ppl don't like having their picture taken. When I got in the subway, I'd pan around my camcorder & they didn't seem to like that. But nobody ever complains, they just kind of stair away. Occasionally, I'd ask a few people for
shots & they didn't have a problem.
Nobody speaks a lick of English, I had a tough time conveying ideas to locals. They know about as much English as I do Mandarin or Cantonese: a couple words & phrases. Bubble gum tastes kind of medicine-like & Viagra costs $40 US for a 4 pack (for those that are curious :). I spent late nights 2-4am wandering the streets of Kowloon alone near the hotel since I couldn't sleep & nobody bothered me. A pretty peaceful & polite city considering the number of people that live there.
No problems with food. Be careful picking your fish. My friend's wife picked out a $100 US sea bass that we ate & didn't know the price of it until after we ate it. The price wasn't a big concern for my friends who picked up
the tab. Pretty good fish over all. It would've been nice to receive some kind of 1-hour orientation on how to get around in HK. For 3 days, you don't have much time to navigate & you're still recovering from jet lag. I had bad jet lag & it felt like the city was having an earthquake when I walked around but it was just me remembering turbulence from the flight.
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| R Jackson |
05 October 2004 |
Stayed at BP International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Public transport probably the best in the world. If you buy an 'octopus ticket' it goes for 3 days and allows you to use uses, trains and ferries. You can hop on and off buses and trains to save legs at no extra cost.
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| B John |
03 October 2004 |
Stayed at Eaton Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Had a great dinner at Knatchbull Terrace very nice atomosphere then afterwards to the Bar on top of the Peninsular Hotel. We took our kids to Ocean Park which was a fun choice for all!!!
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| P Reuther |
27 September 2004 |
Stayed at Newton Inn North Point - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Can highly recommend the Little Green Restaurant on North Point Road for value. We found it easy to use public transportation but preferred the taxi to and from the airport. The taxi wasn't much more than several public transporation fees.
We traveled into mainland China but will not return.
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| I Wright |
27 September 2004 |
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Visted Large Buddha via the ferry. Good cheap and on time (as all things in Hong Kong are). Walked down the Mountain and this walk is straight forward at the top but you need to stay on the designated path other wise you will fing yourself in a newly built city. Thankfully a Policeman complete with his lovely dog (friendly as all the children knew the dog by name) escorted us all the way to the MTR, about twenty minutes more. The trams are a must!
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| M Lam |
25 September 2004 |
Stayed at BP International House - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong by far is the most exciting place I've ever visited! I enjoyed every minute of Hong Kong from the street foods to the endless shopping and the beautiful night views. For me, the best foods were from the street hawkers. Another great place to eat is the food court on the third floor of the China Hong Kong City building on Canton Road. That's the building where you board to go to Macau. It's easy to get lost in Hong Kong if you're not paying attention to the street names. The transportion system is fairly easy to use. Extremely convenient too! The best way to get around Hong Kong is by Taxi because they drop you off right at your destination but it is also the most expensive (starting at $15 hk - meter). The KMB bus is what I took most of the time. They have stops at most streets but you really have to study the maps and make sure you're getting on the right bus. Walking is a great way to get around too... Hong Kong is not THAT big so if you're up to it, walking is the best way. You get to see a lot more too. There's also the MTR subway. The subway is cheap and easy to use. But you miss out on a lot of sight seeing. If you want to get to a place fast then MTR is your solution. The one place that everyone should visit in Hong Kong is the Peak! The view from there is absolutely gorgeous!
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| W King |
22 September 2004 |
Stayed at Kowloon Hotel, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Shuttle bus to/from airport for HK$120; 30 to 45 minutes. Best shopping values on side streets - not at malls or on Nathan Rd.
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