hongkong 2006/day twoAfter a hearty full breakfast of bread with sambal ikan bilis(which we brought from spore),bread with nutella,coco chex with milk,honeystars with milk we were ready for our half day city tour round hongkong.
Our city tour mainly consists of strategic and historical places aka tourist hot spots in hongkong.We took pictures at the bay overlooking the beautiful skyline of hongkong island.We went to the AVENUE OF STARS which was a replica of hollywood's walk of fame but instead of hollywood stars these were hongkong stars.
We visited the famous GOLDEN BAUHINIA SQUARE in wan chai ouside the HONGKONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE where there is a flag-raising ceremony there daily!
We stopped by a jewellery factory where I got myself a pair of earrings,we went to a herbs shop where we learn the different types of herbs suitable for our common ailments,we went up the peak at REPULSE BAY where we took in a breathtaking view of hongkong.
We even managed to stop at STANLEY MARKET to do our FIRST ever shopping!An hour given by our guide was not enough for us so we cheated and came back about another hour later with bags & bags of bargains.
The rain that came did not dampen our spirits as we continued our last stop of our day tour at ABERDEEN FISHING VILLAGE.
By then our tummies were grumbling for food and we stopped by a quaint little place at ASHLEY ROAD in TSIM SHA TSUI for our late lunch and early dinner.This place was recommended by haneymum who said that the food was delicious and generous despite the steep price and boy she was right!We were immmediately full after that and had a hard time walking that short distance back to our hotel.
After resting our tired legs we decided that we needed to venture out some more so we went to the pier and took THE STAR FERRY to CENTRAL(HONGKONG ISLAND).It was an experience I tell you on board that star ferry.It swayed here and there and I had to concentrate not to get mabok.
From central we did not take the ferry back but took the MTR(mass transit railway) instead.Their MTR is exactly like our MRT but I think their trains run way faster than ours!
Before we headed back we stopped by the famous LADIES MARKET to check out the bargains there.We did not manage to really shop there as the kids were already cranky and thus ended our second day in hongkong.
