6 days HK trip (first timer)

[sinned79]

:dunno: wa bo kua dio li eh first post ma~ :lovegrin:

ok lah my this trip is purely photography + makan trip... so i think since its my first time there, better slowly explore HK... give myself more time :bsmilie:

i see the tv program mei shi da shan tong last night... show some quite nice da pai dang... would like to give it a try, hope i can find those places!

 

[zelot]

ok lah my this trip is purely photography + makan trip... so i think since its my first time there, better slowly explore HK... give myself more time :bsmilie:

i see the tv program mei shi da shan tong last night... show some quite nice da pai dang... would like to give it a try, hope i can find those places!

which area is tat?

i noe alot of pple head towards yau ma tei in the night onwards till supper timings....
nt sure if those stalls are consider da pai dong~

 

[sinned79]

which area is tat?

i noe alot of pple head towards yau ma tei in the night onwards till supper timings....
nt sure if those stalls are consider da pai dong~

forget to write down the names... :sweat: so try my luck to find if not ask the locals :bsmilie:

 

[CompactRod]

noted!


hmm i am thinking of probably giving macau a miss... since there isn't much attractions except for st paul's ruins... :think:

I was in Hk and Macau this jan and agree with you, macau not much except for st paul that can be covered in under 1 hour. shops are the same as in HK. For venetian i find it's like har par villa here, facade all fake and shops so ex. Only the suites is an experience, I happened to stay in a 1700sq ft suite :bigeyes:.
Scenic shots in HK will be a problem due to haze which can be very bad (bring masks!!). If you are in the Central, explore somewhere near the H&M outlet you would find a wide and long staircase which is nice with b/w shots. Take the long escalator to Lan kwai fong and look out for this noodle shop TSIM CHAI KEE NOODLE, 98 wellington Street, Central that serves delicious wantan mee.
enjoy yr trip

 

[yokyok]

forget to write down the names... :sweat: so try my luck to find if not ask the locals :bsmilie:

hmmm think the most famous dai pai dong is called dong po or something like that in north point if i am not wrong. never tried it personally though.

Edit: o its called 東寶小館

 

[KiichiroToyoda]

Good thread, lots of interesting info. i am going there nxt mth for a week or so with my wife. definitely not photographic. but will drop bu Shen zhen and Macau as well.

tentatively looking into the Octopus card thinggy as well as phone cards with data plans :bsmilie:

ryan

If possible make ShenZhen the last leg of your journey. Exit ShenZhen to HongKong by ferry direct to the airport(check in) and you can get refund for the airport adminstration fee, 100plus HKD in cash.

 

[sinned79]

Back from HK!

Here's my report:

HK

Attractions:

Day 1
F&E + recce around hotel area (MK Hotel, Kowloon)

Day 2
Wong Tai Sin Temple (Kowloon) - Disappointing cos under renovation
Symphony of Lights (Tsim Sha Tsui) - Disappointing... find the show so so only!
Avenue of Stars (Tsim Sha Tsui) - Skipped
Clock Tower (Tsim Sha Tsui)
The Peninsula Hong Kong (Tsim Sha Tsui)

Day 3
Giant Buddha / Po Lin Monastery / Wisdom Path (Lantau)
Tai O Fishing Village (Lantau) - Skipped, no time... spent too much time shooting the Giant Buddha
Tsing Ma Bridge (New Territories)

Day 4
The Peak (Central)
Man Mo temple (Central)
Lan Kwai Fong / SoHo (Central) - Skipped cos tired
St John Cathedral (Central) - Missed this
Legislative Council Building/Cenotaph & Statue Square (Central)
Bank of China Tower & other buildings nearby (Central)

Day 5 (Eat + Sight Seeing)
Sham Shui Po area
Yuen Long area

Day 6 (Eat + Sight Seeing)
Central
Causeway Bay

Day 7
Home sweet home, as bags too heavy just do some quick snaps where I am

Optional*
Shek Kip Mei Estate - Cannot find this place...
Cemetery (Happy Valley) - Skipped...


F&B:
Australia Dairy Company (47-49 Parkes Street, Jordan, Hong Kong)
Mido Cafe (63, Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei)
Kong Eye Shun milk company (513, Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei)
Tak Fat beef balls (390 Haiphong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui) - Can't find
Smelly beancurd (Argyle Street, near Mongkok)

Wai Kee porridge (82 Stanley St., Central)
Kau Kee restaurant - beef brisket (21 Gough Street, Central)
Mak's noodle - wanton noodle (77 Wellington Street, Central)
Lin Heung tea house (160-164 Wellington Street, Central) - Skipped... can't wake up for the morning dim sum...

 

[sinned79]

Photos to share (Pardon some shots may look like snap shots to you... yes indeed it is cos either I too tired or i dunno what to shoot so just shoot for memory purpose :x ):

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5 - Part I
Day 5 - Part II
Day 6
Day 7

Feel free to pm me or post here if u wish to know anything that I can help you with.

 

[Benji77]

Great thread with useful information
As I am going down in Oct, would you think a wide angle (14-24,FF) is useful?
How much did you pay for the cable car ride man?

 

[sinned79]

Great thread with useful information
As I am going down in Oct, would you think a wide angle (14-24,FF) is useful?
How much did you pay for the cable car ride man?

14-24 definitely is useful.

in fact i bring 17-40, 35, 135 for my trip and i only used mainly 17-40 and 35 lol... my 135 only used once! ;p

the cable car ride is about HKD 160 (return trip), HKD 110 (single trip), if u buy the octopus card (airport express), u will be given a 10% discount coupon.

I only bought the single trip cos initially wanted to take a public mini bus to Tai O after that but not enough time haha.

 

[Benji77]

Thank you for the tip off, much appreciated
I may consider skipping my 85mm then, saving on some weight & space.

Wah! The cable car is quite costly eh?
The Octopus card is like our EZ Link right, where I can use it on any of their public transportation such as Ding Ding & those mini-bus?

A nice haul of Canon stuff and the Billingham you got

 

[CS TAN]

Octopus card is similar to EZ link but is actually more popular than EZ link card in its usage. e.g. other than using it on MTR and Airport Express, you can pay for the purchases in 7Eleven, all supermarket, fast food joints such as McDonald, KFC, Cafe de Coral, Maxim's etc... You can also use it for public buses, tram, and green mini vans. some red mini vans may only accept cash. You can top up the value of the card in any 24-hour convenient stores such as 7Eleven, Circle K as well as at the MTR stations.

If you are a car owner, you will also be using the card to pay for public parking. The card is now being used as the access card to enter private apartments' main entrance.

 

[Benji77]

Octopus card is similar to EZ link but is actually more popular than EZ link card in its usage. e.g. other than using it on MTR and Airport Express, you can pay for the purchases in 7Eleven, all supermarket, fast food joints such as McDonald, KFC, Cafe de Coral, Maxim's etc... You can also use it for public buses, tram, and green mini vans. some red mini vans may only accept cash. You can top up the value of the card in any 24-hour convenient stores such as 7Eleven, Circle K as well as at the MTR stations.

If you are a car owner, you will also be using the card to pay for public parking. The card is now being used as the access card to enter private apartments' main entrance.

:thumbsup:
Its much better than our current system in Singapore where we have so many kinds of cards in the wallet, only to be confused to what to ''tap''.

How much (roughly) would I need in this card for travel for a 4D 3N stay?

 

[sinned79]

:thumbsup:
Its much better than our current system in Singapore where we have so many kinds of cards in the wallet, only to be confused to what to ''tap''.

How much (roughly) would I need in this card for travel for a 4D 3N stay?

actually if you dun intend to take airport express to/fro airport, just get the ordinary octopus card at HKD 150 (cfm will have balance and can be refunded). But you can get the airport express single or return octopus card with 3 days unlimited free rides on MTR then you just need to top up a little, say 100HKD.

 

[evilorgi]

:dunno: wa bo kua dio li eh first post ma~ :lovegrin:

LOL! win liao loh...

 

[ed9119]

I was in Hk and Macau this jan and agree with you, macau not much except for st paul that can be covered in under 1 hour.

Macau has enough places to go and shoot for at least 2 whole days if not 3....... you've not explored enough :bsmilie:

well, if i had a 1700sqft suite, i would not be going anywhere else either !

 

[yokyok]

nice photos bro, seems like u had a blast there

 

[joyeeyim]

Day 3
Giant Buddha / Po Lin Monastery / Wisdom Path (Lantau)
Tai O Fishing Village (Lantau) - Skipped, no time... spent too much time shooting the Giant Buddha
Tsing Ma Bridge (New Territories) QUOTE]

Nice! Thanks for sharing. I'll be going HK in December too and hoping for some phototaking practice, so this is really useful. May I know where you took that photo of the Tsing Ma Bridge? And how did you get there?

 

[sinned79]

Day 3
Giant Buddha / Po Lin Monastery / Wisdom Path (Lantau)
Tai O Fishing Village (Lantau) - Skipped, no time... spent too much time shooting the Giant Buddha
Tsing Ma Bridge (New Territories) QUOTE]

Nice! Thanks for sharing. I'll be going HK in December too and hoping for some phototaking practice, so this is really useful. May I know where you took that photo of the Tsing Ma Bridge? And how did you get there?

u can get more info here:
http://www.travel-hongkong-attractions.com/tsing-ma-bridge.html

basically to get there, u take MTR to Tsing Yi station... from there u can take a small bus 308M at the interchange (before 430pm) else u can take a cab (less then 5 mins) to Tsing Ma Bridge viewpoint.

 

[joyeeyim]

Great, thank you!