arrived back at HK but this time at the Kowloon Ferry Terminal...we arrived around 11 am i think then went on to search for our hotel...after walking around here and there, still haven't found the hotel, we decided to take the MTR and bought the Octopus card...our hotel was near the Yau Ma Tei MTR station...it was super near...after a few steps from the exit of the Yau Ma Tei station, we arrived at CASA Hotel which was our hotel for the 3 nites we were at Hong Kong...checked in at the hotel and entered the room....as we entered the room, we were a bit shocked by how small the room was...that was by far the smallest hotel room that we have ever stayed in our entire life...the room was super small and the bathroom was ultra small...hahahhaa~...a little frustrated & regretted that we booked the hotel...but location wise, it was super strategic...
after leaving our bags at our room, we then headed out to go to Ngong Ping 360...from the Yau Ma Tei station, we headed to the Lai King station via the Tsuen Wan Line...from there, we interchange to the Tung Chung Line to head to the last station which is Tung Chung station...from there, it was about 5 minutes walk to the Ngong Ping 360 cable car station....Tung Chung and Ngong Ping is located at the Lantau Island of Hong Kong...bought the tickets which was HK$352 for 2 person which was about RM140...there were 2 types of cabin, 1st was the normal and the other was the crystal cabin which the floor was made of glass which was a bit expensive....however, we took the normal cabin....the ticket also includes the 2 multimedia shows at the Ngong Ping which was Walking with the Buddha and The Monkey Tales...the cable car journey took about 25 minutes to reach the other end...upon approaching, we could already see a giant buddha statue at the top of the mountain of the Ngong Ping...when we arrived, we went to get our photo captured when we boarded the cable car...but ofcourse it was not free... :P
when we exited the souvenir shop, we then entered the Ngong Ping Village...i must say that it was beautiful...it was really nice the set up & landscape of the village...as we walked a bit further, we then saw something that we couldn't believe our eyes...there was a HALAL restaurant...hahahaha....thank God...we can eat!...the name of the restaurant was Ebeneezer's Kebab and Pizza...i ordered nasi beriyani while my wife had nasi with daging and the both of us had hot tea coz it's super cold up there...the meal that we had felt so nice & delicious...this could be due to we haven't had a proper meal for more than a day!...hahahaa~...
after we had our lunch, we then continued to explore and walked around the Ngong Ping Village while waiting for the Walking with the Buddha show....after about 15 minutes, we then entered the show theather...in there, it was the show of a brief tale of the Buddha...from a prince, he became the Buddha...the show was about 20 minutes...after the show ended, we then went around a bit further up towards the road going to the giant Buddha at the top of the mountain....but we didn't proceed as we were lazy...after spending almost 2 hours there, we then decided to head back down....
as we arrived at the cable car station at the foothill, we then headed to the Avenue of Stars...from the Tung Chung station, we headed towards Hong Kong station but we dropped off at Nam Cheong station....from there, interchanged to the West Rail Line towards Hung Hom and drop off at East Tsim Sha Tsui...from there, we walked to the Avenue of Stars...no worries as there were sign boards....travelling in Hong Kong was a breeze...the MTR was super efficient and super convenient...u can go to almost anywhere in HK via their MTR...that's how reliable their MTR was...after walking about 10 minutes, we then arrived at the Avenue of Stars....at there, the crowd hasn't start to build up yet...hence we took the oppurtunity to snap as much photos as possible before the Symphony of Light begins...we took pics with Bruce Lee statue, palm print and signature of famous HK super stars and a few more statues...at 8 pm, the Symphony of Lights then began...by that time it was already crowded at the Avenue of Stars...there were laser lights from several buildings at HK...the show was quite nice with rhythms of laser lights with colourful lights colors from several buildings....after about 5 minutes, the show then ended....
from the East Tsim Sha Tsui station, we then headed to the Tsim Sha Tsui station as they are linked together and then took the MTR from there to the Mongkok station to head to the Ladies Market to do some window shopping but instead ended up shopping...hahaha...and it ended up i did more shopping than my wife...hahaha~...got myself a long coat and a short coat, and a long neck shirt...the price there was quite cheap and the apparels sold there were quite nice...which was why i grabbed those... :P we also grabbed several t-shirts as souvenirs to give to our family members as well as some key chains...due to exhaustion and tiredness, we had to call it off for the day and went back to the hotel to rejuvenate for the next day's activities...
next post coming up will be our visit to the Ocean Park and Victoria's Peak...dun go away...
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