Today is the day we starts our Hong Kong adventure. Our adventure today is to go to Ocean Park. Woke up early in the morning, head to our first stop which is Australia Dairy Company (澳洲牛奶公司) for breakfast. Please note that you must go very early for breakfast else you will have to line up to wait for your seats. I choose this as our first breakfast spot coz today we are heading to Hong Kong Island (south). So its just on the way. We took the MTR from MongKok (旺角) to Jordon (佐敦) station.
Look at the various types of newspaper
Comic Vending Machine
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Yung Kee Restaurant (鏞記酒家)
This shop supposedly very famous with their roast goose. They have different sets of menus as well as ala carte. If you go in groups then you can order their set dishes else order separately. If you don’t want to waste time waiting, make sure you make a reservation earlier especially if you go in large groups. Reservations must be made 7 days in advance. You can also make the reservation online. Else you would have to wait for quite some time before you get seated if you go without a reservation. The place I assume is always so packed with people during dinner hour.
I have seen reviews online stating that their roast goose are quite good. But when I ordered it, the outcome disappoints me. Well maybe just my luck. Coz based on the review I’ve found some really did said the food is nice, some stated that the food is not that nice. Maybe too many people or I’ve ordered the wrong goose? Heh I am not sure but well … at least I tried. Overall the food is ok especially the soup tasted quite good.
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Australia Dairy Company (澳洲牛奶公司)
First breakfast I had in Hong Kong is at Australia Dairy Company. It serves dairy products, breakfast sets, drinks, etc.
Address (Eng): 47-49 Parkes Street, Jordan. (Chinese): 佐敦白加士街47
Directions: Take MTR to Jordan Station. Go out to the Exit C2. Walk straight and cross one road, this shop is located at the right side. Can see it very obvious because this shop has kinda big sign board.
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Traveling around Hong Kong is very convenient with the available of MTR. Most of the time I travel around Hong Kong I used MTR and my legs heh. They consists of many different routes around Hong Kong Island as well as Kowloon and New Territories area. Each stations are quite complete with useful information such as various exits towards certain roads, sign boards in English and Chinese telling the roads the exit is leading us to, etc.
MTR Route Map
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Wake up early in the morning get ready for breakfast. On the way to Senado Square we stop by Patio do Cotovelo (德隆新街) for Cheung Fun (肠粉). This place I found it from PreciousPea’s blog. Well she didn’t mention exactly how to get there but I got the area place by zooming one of her photo taken outside the alley :p.
Outside the small alley of Patio do Cotovelo (德隆新街)
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Address :
1. Room 707, 7/F, Sincere House, 83 Argyle Street. Mong Kok, Kowloon
2. 龙群宾馆, 九龙旺角亚皆老街83 号, 先施 大厦7 楼707 室, （先达广场楼上）
Contact : (852) 2395-0577, (852) 9347-4767
Fax : (852) 2398-0570
Email : dragonhostel@yahoo.com
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During the preparation for this trip, I made a booking for the hotel in Macau which is the Ole London Hotel and hostel in Hong Kong which is the Dragon Hostel. Our accommodation cost about RM 763. Schedule are very rush for me. As I go back from Jakarta, the next day I will be flying to Hong Kong.
Reached home from airport (back from Jakarta), took a shower and prepare to meet aunty (Bih Lin). She is kind enough to change the money for me. Thank you very much. The rate she changed for me is 0.46 sob higher by 0.01 from a week before. Well I don’t have much choice since rate not that good and I don’t have time to change before that.
The HKD notes are so big (500 and 1000)
HKD are slightly different from ours. They state the bank on their notes. Some I got is from HSBC, some are from Standard Chartered Bank or Bank of China. I only changed HKD because it can be used at both Hong Kong as well as Macau. After having some dim sum we headed back home. By the time i reached its already past midnight almost 1AM. After packing we just took a nap then its time to get to the airport.
After we bought ticket months ago….. finally its time to fly!!! 8 Days 7 Nights (05/11/08 - 12/11/08) to Macau & Hong Kong. Been surveying for a month or so, booked hotels, did the checklist, planned the schedule, did some budgeting estimation now I finally can enjoy my trip.
Summary of the Itinerary:
Day 1 :
1. Arriving at Macau
2. Check-in to Ole London Hotel
3. Visit St. Paul Ruins, Na Zha Temple, Pastelaria Koi Kei, Cafe E.S. Kimo
4. Head to Taipa (Venetian, Dumbo Portuguese Restaurant)
5. Back to Macau (Ponte 16)
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