10/18: Okay, my job caught up on me, need to work even on weekends. Well, let me continue blogging on my trip. Sorry guys!

Monday, October 19, 2009

Hong Kong Travel: Day 2 - Budget Traveling, Victoria Peak & Lan Kwai Fong

The second day was the time I visited the more luxurious site of Hong Kong. Similar to the different of Penang island and mainland, Hong Kong island was where most upper class citizen stayed. I was quite impressed on how the transit track could be built under the sea, linking mainland and the Hong Kong island.

Budget travelling is when you try to minimize luxury transportation such as Taxi and utilize public bus or tram. I walked a lot everyday, never once in my life I put my legs to so much stress test. Well, it was also time to put my map reading skill to test and honestly I got lost a few time!

For example, I took this public tram till end of the line until chased out by the bus cleaner! L I was looking for Kennedy Road to get to Victoria Peak but ended up at Kennedy Town! By the way, it was a must try for the tram, except when Hong Kong was on heat wave because there was no air conditioner inside the tram!

Anyway, I finally got my way to Victoria Peak and there was nothing much to see but cloudy Hong Kong, blaming the heat wave again!

I bet it would be nicer on other days! By the way, everything is money, from the inclining tram to the peak to the panoramic viewing area of the peak.

Single journey: HKD22
Return journey: HKD44
Sky Tower entrance to see paranomic view: HKD15

During night time, the best place to be was the clubbing area. The famous area on Hong Kong island was Lan Kwai Fong. It was an upper class area with luxury cars and branded stores. Trust me, I lost count on the number of Porches, Lamborghinis or Ferraris.







By the way, guess what shop was this?

Anyway, this place was so famous that even the road sign was a popular spot.



Being ‘kiasu’, this idiot also ended up taking a photo there.

Did I mention this place was suitable for people from all walks of life and any religious background? I’m wrong? Why was a monk doing there?

Trying to enjoy the atmosphere, I ordered a glass of Hoegaarden even the price was HKD55. I guess a small glass would not intoxicate me much… again, I was wrong, I need two hands to hold the glass!



I took the 12.30am railway transit back to the mainland and walked back to my hotel while trying to act sober. J


3 comments:

foongpc said...

Wow! I think Hong Kong is a very expensive place to go! I hope to go there one day when I have saved enough money! LOL!

No aircon in that tram? On a hot summer day, it must be horrible!

dreckker said...

should bring along a phone wif GPS loaded...

AsX said...

foongpc, yeah, you really need lots of money... I'm partially broke now, when my credit card statement arrived.

dreckker, yeah, and i lost mine.... sigh...