{"id":497,"date":"2009-01-17T19:50:43","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T11:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2009\/01\/17\/hong-kong-2008-day-05\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T12:04:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T12:04:28","slug":"hong-kong-2008-day-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2009\/01\/17\/hong-kong-2008-day-05\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong 2008 Day 05"},"content":{"rendered":"

Date:<\/strong> 25 Dec 2008 Monday (Day 05)<\/p>\n

11:35PM Brunch<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were back to \u00e6\u02dc\u00a5\u00e6\u2014\u00a5\u00e8\u0152\u00b6\u00e9\u00a4\u0090\u00e5\u017d\u2026. <\/strong>We had supper here on Day 03.<\/p>\n

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\u00e6\u0178\u0161\u00e5\u00ad\u0090\u00e8\u0153\u0153<\/p>\n

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Hotdog bread<\/p>\n

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Butter Toast<\/p>\n

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12:02PM<\/strong> Depart for Central<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Road closure on Christmas day.<\/p>\n

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Groups of foreign workers having private picnics.<\/p>\n

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12:30PM<\/strong> Exchange Square bus station in Central<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We couldn’t decide which to choose – Stanley Market or The Peak.<\/p>\n

12:40PM Getting up the bus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bus 6X appeared! We proceed to Stanley Market! The green minibus 16M will also take us to Stanley Market but they are not as comfortable as this regular bus.<\/p>\n

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Good scenic ride.<\/p>\n

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\u00e6\u00b7\u00b1\u00e6\u00b0\u00b4\u00e7\u0081\u00a3 <\/span>Deep Water Bay<\/strong><\/p>\n

More private gatherings…<\/p>\n

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\u00e6\u00b7\u00ba\u00e6\u00b0\u00b4\u00e7\u0081\u00a3 Repulse Bay<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you spot the hole in that building? This is the famous building with a hole – The Repulse Bay Building, site of the former Repulse Bay Hotel. As for the hole, it is said for \u00e9\u00a3\u017d\u00e6\u00b0\u00b4.<\/p>\n

13:18PM<\/strong> \u00e8\u00b5\u00a4\u00e6\u0178\u00b1\u00e5\u00b8\u201a\u00e5\u0153\u00ba\u00e9\u0081\u201c<\/span> Stanley Market<\/strong><\/p>\n

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JR choosing CNY clothes for our dogs.<\/p>\n

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Photo taken by JR<\/p>\n

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Photo taken by me<\/p>\n

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Stanley Main Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Stanley Main Street are pubs, bars and restaurants with a variety of different international dishes.<\/p>\n

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Dog shitting…<\/p>\n

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\u00e7\u00be\u017d\u00e5\u02c6\u00a9\u00e6\u00a8\u201c Murray House<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Murray House houses the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. It is a Victorian-era building that was relocated from Central.<\/p>\n

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Stanley Waterfront<\/strong><\/p>\n

A major redevelopment of the area, with a new boardwalk, was completed in 2008.<\/p>\n

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\u00e5\u008d\u0153\u00e5\u2026\u00ac\u00e7\u00a2\u00bc\u00e9\u00a0\u00ad Blake Pier<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00e5\u00a4\u00a9\u00e5\u0090\u017d\u00e5\u00ba\u2122 Tin Hau Temple<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is one of the oldest temples in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

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14:45PM Heading back to Central<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bus-stop with wooden chairs.<\/p>\n

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Our names!<\/p>\n

15:25PM Central<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Giant Dazzling Christmas Tree again.<\/p>\n

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We were back to the \t\t\t\tExchange Square bus station.<\/p>\n

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Car on tow.<\/p>\n

15:33PM Onto bus 15C<\/strong><\/p>\n

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15:40PM<\/strong> Peak Tram Station<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Our bus<\/p>\n

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So stunning! The Peak Tram Station was packed with people. We decided to forgo going up The Peak since we went there 3 years ago.<\/p>\n

15:50PM<\/strong> Hong Kong Botanical Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n

The zoo and botanic garden is a few minutes’ walk above the lower Peak Tram station. We didn’t enter the park.<\/p>\n

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16:17PM<\/strong> Admiralty Station<\/strong><\/p>\n

We took the MTR from \u00e9\u2021\u2018\u00e9\u2019\u0178 Admiralty to \u00e5\u00b0\u2013\u00e6\u00b2\u2122\u00e5\u2019\u20ac <\/span>Tsim Sha Tsui.<\/p>\n

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16:40PM \u00e6\u02dc\u0178\u00e5\u2026\u2030\u00e5\u00a4\u00a7\u00e9\u0081\u201c Avenue of <\/span>Stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

We didn’t really walk along the \u00e6\u02dc\u0178\u00e5\u2026\u2030\u00e5\u00a4\u00a7\u00e9\u0081\u201c Avenue of <\/span>Stars. We had been here during our first visit.<\/p>\n

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The sun is hiding behind the building.<\/p>\n

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The buildings behind were not clear as it was quite fogy that day.<\/p>\n

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So many people.<\/p>\n

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Helicopter flew by.<\/p>\n

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A large replica of the 2008 Summer Olympics Torch display.<\/p>\n

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\u00e5\u2030\u008d\u00e4\u00b9\u009d\u00e5\u00bb\u00a3\u00e9\u0090\u00b5\u00e8\u00b7\u00af\u00e9\u0090\u02dc\u00e6\u00a8\u201c <\/span>Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Undergoing maintenance…<\/p>\n

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We took a slow walk to \u00e5\u00b0\u2013\u00e6\u00b2\u2122\u00e5\u2019\u20ac <\/span>Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station. Did some shopping at Esprit along the way.<\/p>\n

18:04PM Back to town.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We took the MTR from \u00e5\u00b0\u2013\u00e6\u00b2\u2122\u00e5\u2019\u20ac <\/span>Tsim Sha Tsui back to \u00e6\u00b2\u00b9\u00e9\u00ba\u00bb\u00e5\u0153\u00b0 <\/span>Yau Ma Tei.<\/p>\n

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18:57PM \u00e6\u00b2\u00b9\u00e9\u00ba\u00bb\u00e5\u0153\u00b0 <\/span>Yau Ma Tei <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e6\u0081\u2019\u00e9\u00a6\u2122 Hang Heung<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yes, we were here to get the \u00e8\u20ac\u0081\u00e5\u00a9\u2020\u00e9\u00a5\u00bc. We didn’t get the \u00e8\u20ac\u0081\u00e5\u00a9\u2020\u00e9\u00a5\u00bc from the main branch at \u00e5\u2026\u0192\u00e6\u0153\u2014<\/span> Yuen Long this time round.<\/p>\n

19:17PM<\/strong> Heading back to Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Heavy bags of biscuits.<\/p>\n

19:41PM Dinner<\/strong><\/p>\n

We left the heavy bags in the hotel and left for dinner. Haha, we are totally in love with Watami.<\/p>\n

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Watami at \u00e6\u2014\u00ba\u00e8\u00a7\u2019\u00e5\u00a7\u2039\u00e5\u2030\u00b5\u00e4\u00b8\u00ad\u00e5\u00bf\u0192 Pioneer Centre, Mongkok.<\/p>\n

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Plain rice<\/p>\n

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\u00e7\u0178\u00b3\u00e9\u201d\u2026\u00e7\u2030\u203a\u00e8\u201a\u2030\u00e9\u2021\u017d\u00e8\u008f\u0153\u00e7\u0192\u00a7 Beef & Assorted Vegetables BBQ in a Stone Pot – We ordered it again.<\/p>\n

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\u00e7\u2030\u203a\u00e6\u00b2\u00b9\u00e7\u0192\u00a7\u00e5\u00b8\u00a6\u00e5\u00ad\u0090 Baked Scallops with Butter – again…<\/p>\n

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\u00e5\u2019\u0152\u00e9\u00a3\u017d\u00e4\u00b8\u20ac\u00e5\u008f\u00a3\u00e7\u2030\u203a\u00e8\u201a\u2030 Bite-sized Beef Steak<\/p>\n

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\u00e4\u00b8\u00b2\u00e7\u0192\u00a7\u00e7\u203a\u203a\u00e5\u0090\u02c6 Assorted Skewer<\/p>\n

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20:55PM<\/strong> \u00e9\u2021\u2018\u00e9\u00b1\u00bc\u00e5\u00b8\u201a\u00e5\u0153\u00ba Goldfish Market & \u00e8\u00a5\u00bf\u00e6\u00b4\u2039\u00e8\u008f\u0153\u00e8\u00a1\u2014 Sai Yeung Choi Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This shop selling many different varieties of \u00e5\u0152\u2026.<\/p>\n

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JR really loves the hotdog…<\/p>\n

22:11PM Back to Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our purchases for the day:<\/p>\n

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3 tops from Esprit.<\/p>\n

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CNY clothes + cap for XX.<\/p>\n

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Chinese calligraphy<\/p>\n

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The pirate ships from One Piece.<\/p>\n

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One Piece key chain.<\/p>\n

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Stationery<\/p>\n

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Egg Rolls<\/p>\n

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\u00e8\u20ac\u0081\u00e5\u00a9\u2020\u00e9\u00a5\u00bc<\/p>\n

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\u00e9\u00a6\u2122\u00e8\u201e\u2020\u00e9\u00b8\u00a1\u00e9\u00a5\u00bc aka \u00e9\u00b8\u00a1\u00e4\u00bb\u201d\u00e9\u00a5\u00bc Chicken Short Cake<\/p>\n

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\u00e9\u00a9\u00ac\u00e4\u00bb\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gone…<\/p>\n

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Our hand luggage full of \u00e6\u0081\u2019\u00e9\u00a6\u2122 Hang Heung products.<\/p>\n

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Our biggest luggage full with all our purchases.<\/p>\n

Total expenses for Day 05:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Item<\/strong><\/td>\nCost (HKD)<\/strong><\/td>\nCost (SGD)<\/strong><\/td>\nExchange Rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunch at \u00e6\u02dc\u00a5\u00e6\u2014\u00a5\u00e8\u0152\u00b6\u00e9\u00a4\u0090\u00e5\u017d\u2026<\/td>\n99.00<\/td>\n18.82<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dog CNY Clothes<\/td>\n68.00<\/td>\n12.93<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chinese Calligraphy<\/td>\n80.00<\/td>\n15.21<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ice-cream from The Peak Tram Station<\/td>\n8.00<\/td>\n1.52<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clothes from Esprit<\/td>\n377.00<\/td>\n71.67<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e6\u0081\u2019\u00e9\u00a6\u2122 Hang Heung<\/td>\n341.00<\/td>\n64.83<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dinner at Watami<\/td>\n193.60<\/td>\n37.02<\/td>\n5.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
One Piece Pirate Ship (with figurines)<\/td>\n159.00<\/td>\n30.23<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
One Piece Pirate Ship<\/td>\n130.00<\/td>\n24.71<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hotdog<\/td>\n8.00<\/td>\n1.52<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stationery + Key chain<\/td>\n77.00<\/td>\n14.64<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bottle of water + Chewing gums from 7-eleven<\/td>\n25.00<\/td>\n4.75<\/td>\n5.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hotel Room Internet<\/td>\n20.00<\/td>\n3.82<\/td>\n5.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/strong><\/td>\n1577.60<\/strong><\/td>\n301.67
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* 5.26 Exchange rate from Change Alley and <\/span>5.23 Exchange rate from Citibank Credit Card <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

View my TRAVEL list<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A visit to Central, Stanley Market, HK Botanical Garden, Avenue of Stars & Goldfish Market on Christmas Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7583,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497\/revisions\/7583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}