HK-MO Summer Getaway
It's been more than a year since we last went out of Singapore. So we went to Hong Kong and Macau on July 30-August 3. Just a super short trip. To visit some friends and to tour around.
We flew via Cathay Pacific. We arrived at the HK airport at around 12noon. We were so amazed that there's mountain near the airport (it's been a while since we last saw one). We arrived at the hotel at around 2pm, because apparently, our shuttle bus caters to other hotels also. And we were the last to alight.
We met bing at the hotel and decided to eat out. She took us to the Central, which is in a different island. We rode the ferry. It's so cool that you only need 1 card which is the octopus card to go around HK.
Then we went back to the hotel. Bing and I had a girl talk. While Caloy had a drink with his former boss.
At around 9pm, we went out again and look for some authentic chinese resto. We found one. We ordered dim sum and sweet and sour fish. Very yummy!
The next day is a complimentary half day city tour. We went to avenue of the stars, midlevel peak, fisherman's village, Repulse Bay, and the Jewelry shop.
Then we met bing again at the Silvercord. And we had lunch at Din Tai Fung. Yum yum.
After lunch, we rode the bus going to the Peak Tram station. We rode the tram going up the Peak. It was so cool! We had the view of the 2 main islands of HK. It's a concrete jungle. Then Caloy and I went to see the Madame Tassaud's wax museum. Some picture picture. We were star struck with Ip Man and Lee Kwan Yew. hehehe...
We had dinner at Bubba Gump. Yum yum.
The 3rd day is Macau day tour. Went to the HK-Macau Ferry terminal at around 730AMish. We were a bit lost at first. We didn't know where to go. But eventually we were able to get our tickets. Then we had breakfast at KFC.
The ferry is ok. It's like the ferry from SG-Bintan. It's airconditioned and huge.
We arrived at Taipa. We were again amazed at the place coz all the signs are in Cantonese and Portuguese. Cool!
Then there's always free shuttle buses going to different casinos. It was so cool. We don't need to ride a taxi. So we went to the famous Venetian Macau. It was awesome! So grand and sossy. I loved it! Even the foodcourt seems so sossy. And the mall is awesome! It was legendary.. hehehe..... The casino is ok. Everything is all the same I guess. And I didn't like the smell of smoke.
We also went to the City of Dreams casino. It's just across the Venetian. So we met our tour guide there, and started our Macau city tour.
First stop is the Macau Tower. It was so high! scary! I can't imagine myself doing the bungy jump. I wonder how Tyrelle did it.
Then we went to the St. Paul Church ruins and Macau Museum. At the Museum, we learned that in 70's, the Macau people played the Sipa and the text and piko. We thought they were original in the Philippines. And we were wrong.
After the tour, we went to the Lisboa casino. They gave us a tour of the casino also. Then went to the Wynn Casino to meet Ate Maj.
We had dinner at Il Teatro. And we got a window seat, where we can see the fountain show. Super cool! It was a good thing that the receptionist is a Filipina. She gave us a good table.
Then Ate Maj gave us a tour of the MGM Grand and Wynn Casino. They're all pretty and sossy.
After that we went back to HK again.
On Day 4, we planned on going to the Big Buddha in Lantau island. But we were so tired. So we had lunch with Caloy's ex-teammates. We went to Timesquare in Causeway Bay. We had fun. And we had a different type of chinese food. It was Shanghainese.
After lunch, we decided to visit Disneyland. But it was so damn hot. The first thing we did there was to look for an airconditioned resto. hahaha...
We weren't able to go around the park. We were so tired. And we feel like USS is better because it's new.
Then we went back to Tsim Sha Tsui (near our hotel) to meet Bing and have dinner. We went to the new mall called The One. This time we decided to have Japanese food. So we went to Tonkichi. It was so different and new. We had to grind our own sesame seeds for the tonkatsu sauce. And it's cabbage all you want! yummy yummy cabbage!
Caloy ordered sake. It was nice.
We had a great time in HK and in Macau. It was a wonderful experience.
On Day 5, we had to go back to SG. So we only had time to eat breakfast, pack our bags and checkout.
Here are some photos from our trip:
We flew via Cathay Pacific. We arrived at the HK airport at around 12noon. We were so amazed that there's mountain near the airport (it's been a while since we last saw one). We arrived at the hotel at around 2pm, because apparently, our shuttle bus caters to other hotels also. And we were the last to alight.
We met bing at the hotel and decided to eat out. She took us to the Central, which is in a different island. We rode the ferry. It's so cool that you only need 1 card which is the octopus card to go around HK.
Then we went back to the hotel. Bing and I had a girl talk. While Caloy had a drink with his former boss.
At around 9pm, we went out again and look for some authentic chinese resto. We found one. We ordered dim sum and sweet and sour fish. Very yummy!
The next day is a complimentary half day city tour. We went to avenue of the stars, midlevel peak, fisherman's village, Repulse Bay, and the Jewelry shop.
Then we met bing again at the Silvercord. And we had lunch at Din Tai Fung. Yum yum.
After lunch, we rode the bus going to the Peak Tram station. We rode the tram going up the Peak. It was so cool! We had the view of the 2 main islands of HK. It's a concrete jungle. Then Caloy and I went to see the Madame Tassaud's wax museum. Some picture picture. We were star struck with Ip Man and Lee Kwan Yew. hehehe...
We had dinner at Bubba Gump. Yum yum.
The 3rd day is Macau day tour. Went to the HK-Macau Ferry terminal at around 730AMish. We were a bit lost at first. We didn't know where to go. But eventually we were able to get our tickets. Then we had breakfast at KFC.
The ferry is ok. It's like the ferry from SG-Bintan. It's airconditioned and huge.
We arrived at Taipa. We were again amazed at the place coz all the signs are in Cantonese and Portuguese. Cool!
Then there's always free shuttle buses going to different casinos. It was so cool. We don't need to ride a taxi. So we went to the famous Venetian Macau. It was awesome! So grand and sossy. I loved it! Even the foodcourt seems so sossy. And the mall is awesome! It was legendary.. hehehe..... The casino is ok. Everything is all the same I guess. And I didn't like the smell of smoke.
We also went to the City of Dreams casino. It's just across the Venetian. So we met our tour guide there, and started our Macau city tour.
First stop is the Macau Tower. It was so high! scary! I can't imagine myself doing the bungy jump. I wonder how Tyrelle did it.
Then we went to the St. Paul Church ruins and Macau Museum. At the Museum, we learned that in 70's, the Macau people played the Sipa and the text and piko. We thought they were original in the Philippines. And we were wrong.
After the tour, we went to the Lisboa casino. They gave us a tour of the casino also. Then went to the Wynn Casino to meet Ate Maj.
We had dinner at Il Teatro. And we got a window seat, where we can see the fountain show. Super cool! It was a good thing that the receptionist is a Filipina. She gave us a good table.
Then Ate Maj gave us a tour of the MGM Grand and Wynn Casino. They're all pretty and sossy.
After that we went back to HK again.
On Day 4, we planned on going to the Big Buddha in Lantau island. But we were so tired. So we had lunch with Caloy's ex-teammates. We went to Timesquare in Causeway Bay. We had fun. And we had a different type of chinese food. It was Shanghainese.
After lunch, we decided to visit Disneyland. But it was so damn hot. The first thing we did there was to look for an airconditioned resto. hahaha...
We weren't able to go around the park. We were so tired. And we feel like USS is better because it's new.
Then we went back to Tsim Sha Tsui (near our hotel) to meet Bing and have dinner. We went to the new mall called The One. This time we decided to have Japanese food. So we went to Tonkichi. It was so different and new. We had to grind our own sesame seeds for the tonkatsu sauce. And it's cabbage all you want! yummy yummy cabbage!
Caloy ordered sake. It was nice.
We had a great time in HK and in Macau. It was a wonderful experience.
On Day 5, we had to go back to SG. So we only had time to eat breakfast, pack our bags and checkout.
Here are some photos from our trip:
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