Hong Kong travel tales and tips

Hong Kong travel tales

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D Stallings	19 October 2003
Stayed at YMCA - The Salisbury - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is a great city and reminds me a bit of San Francisco. It's fairly expensive for Asia, though in truth, we didn't spend much more for meals than we would for a typical weekend meal at a restaurant in New York (about $75 for two, including a glass of wine). And that was at a restaurant at the Peak, which was the highlight of our trip. Hong Kong really works as a city, though, with great transportation, especially good restaurants, and good shopping (though not as many bargains as I had hoped...except at the Jade Market, where we got a good deal on jade and pearls).
A Drinkwater	18 October 2003
Stayed at Shamrock Hotel - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Places particularly worth visiting in HK: Jade Market (near Temple Street), although I am not so impressed with Temple Street Market itself, it seems pretty cheap and tacky; Kowloon Park, right next to hotel; The Art Museum, brilliant; The History Museum (maybe name is wrong, very impressive, lots to see - and all museums are free on Wednesdays, too!); a trip on the Star Ferry, of course; the Peak Tram, wonderful views at the top if you choose the right day. Central less impressive, not so pedestrian-friendly if you don't know your way around the many elevated walkways - I fould them confusing, I prefer to be at street level, but that is impossible in Central! Restaurants: the nicest one I found was a tiny one tucked away near Temple Street, can't remember the name but it was Nepalese, food very good and quite cheap, a family sort of place.
F Van vugt	16 October 2003
Stayed at Empire Hotel Kowloon - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Knutsford Terrace with a selection of international restaurants and bars is just 200 m away. A drink at Félix on top of the Peninsula hotel is very cliché but always nice for the breathtaking view over the skyline of HK Island.
A Imai	13 October 2003
Stayed at Anne Black Guest House (YWCA) - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Hei rai san, a kind of sweet shop, is very good!
B Jones	10 October 2003
Stayed at Kowloon Hotel, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
A must-see: Go to the promenade alongside the Star Ferry terminal in Kowloon. The view across the bay at Hong Kong island is awesome.
F Affandy	09 October 2003
Stayed at Charterhouse, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Take bus number 73 to Stanley and sit upstairs, first row on the right hand side as you are going toward Stanley and you will get one of the most incredible views in HK!
K Hoeppner	06 October 2003
Stayed at Anne Black Guest House (YWCA) - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
One of the museums that comes highly recommended is the HK Space Museum opposite the Peninsula Hotel at the tip of Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon. Another one is the very good HK Art Museum. Try and see if they give out free weekly visitor museum passes at the Tourist Information at the Star Ferry in Tsim Sha Tsui; I got one and it lets you visit 6 different museums for free for one week - all you need to to is bring your passport so they can check that you are really a visitor and no HK resident. AND: if you go to the Peak, try and walk up. It is not that far if you take the Mid-Levels Escalator from Central all the way up to Conduit Road and turn left there until you find the 'old Peak road' branching off which you just follow. It takes about one hour if you go slowly and is well worth the effort.
T Elder	04 October 2003
Stayed at Rosedale on the Park Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Definite recommendation, get an octopus card. At practically any public transportation the card can be used to pay for your fare. It works like a debit card. It can be "recharged" at subway stations or train stations and probably other places. It seemed like it could be used anywhere for anything but I'm sure that's an exaggeration.
K Yong	03 October 2003
Stayed at Empire Hotel Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
There is a very good and cheap Noodle shop nearby. When you walk out from the hotel entrance, turn right, and about less than 50 meters, you can find a corner noodle shop. You can order "Peking Jajiang" Noodle. It is very good. Opposite the hotel at 11 o'clock direction, you can find a dim sum shop. Its century egg and lean meat porridge is very very tasty.
S Long	28 September 2003
Stayed at Wesley, The - Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
In the evening, the Wan Chai area is chock-a-block with Australian and British expats unwinding from (presumably) a hard day's work. Anyone looking for cheap Chinese eats should check out Cafe de Coral, where a hefty meal that includes soda can be had for about USD$4. A command of spoken English does not appear to be a job requirement for the order takers there, so a bit of body English may be required to move the process along. Typically, one (1) places an order with a cashier and submits payment, (2) hands a print-out with the details of the order to the short-order cooks behind a kitchenette counter, (3) waits for the order to be completed and called out (in Chinese) and (4) hands a coupon with the order number to the short-order cook in exchange for a tray containing the meal and soda.

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