2oo7 trIp (18-24 jUly) - tHe oRientAl pEaRl, hOng kOnG

tOdaY i aM gOinG tO sHarE mY trip tO hOn koNg, tHe oRienTal peaRl. oH, nOt oNly hOng kOnG, aCtuaLly cAmeL aNd i dId tHis magical sTuff, dIscoveR 5 pLacEs iN 7 dAys… wE weNt tO zHu hAi, gUang zHou, sHen zHen , hOng kOng anD mAcaU!! amAZiNg riGht!!

first daY
tOok thE 3.30pM aIr asIa fliGhT (uNfortuNatEly thE fLighT deLay fOr 40miNs) aNd aRriveD at mAcau inteRnaTionaL aIrpoRt aT 8pM. uPon reaChing thEre, wE tOok thE bUs (aP1) tO tHe gOng Bei (bOrDer of maCau-zHua Hai). tHe wHole pRoceSS tOok aBout aN hour. aS wE diDn’t aNy hotel aT zHu Hai, wE walk aRounD to hUnT foR hoTel. aT laSt we seTTled at tHis hoTel, KapaO hotel.
trAvel tiPs: to sHare witH you: is betTeR to bOok hOtel tHrouGh tHe tRavel agent tHere oR iF yoU gO dirEcTly tO thE hOteL, mUsT reQuesT tHem tO shOw yOu tHe rOom anD bargAiN oN thE pRicE tHey oFfeR tO yoU!

sEcoNd dAy
weNt tO the mUst gO pLace in zHu hAi (tHe fIsh girl staTue). aFteR tHat, tOok 2 hoUrs a buS to guaNg zHou.

uPoN reaChIng gUang zHou, we cHeckeD in thIs hOteL, 7 dAys iNN, a cHain hOtel thE is gEttiNg mOre anD more pOpular in cHina. wE staYeD at tHe sAn yUan li (三元里) bRancH. tEll yOu sOme sTuff, i thoUGht I wAs aT aFrica whEn I friSt rEaCh thEre as at sAn yUan li tHeRe is a loT oF afRican.wE weNt tO uP dOwn niNetH street, bEijIng rOaD, zhU jiAng rIver. oF cOurSe, wE havE bEen eAting A loT oF yuMmY fOod.

trAvel tiPs: pLeasE bRing sUffiCienT oF riNggiT mAlaYsia (RM) wiTh yoU. iN cHiNa, yOu cAn’t gEt yoUr mOney chaNge eAsily, yOu caN oNly cHanGe yOur mOney iN tHe bAnk aNd tHey oNly acCept uSD, pOundS stErliNg aNd yEn. oH yeAh, nOt eVery bAnk cHange mOney fOr yOu. oNly biG branch dO tHat. pEoPle iN cHina are directionless, don’t eVer asK tHem foR dIreCtioN!

tHirD daY
bEfore wE leAve gUang zHou, we wEnt to qIng Ping mArkeT (they sEll vaRioUs kiNd of aNimaL jAde sTreet, tHe most modern sHopPing centre, tIan hE cHeng, and Guang zHou tRaiN station (bIggEst cLothE dIstribUtoR).
wE tOok bUs tO sHen zHen. wHole jOurneY is abOut 2 hOurs. iN sHen zHen, we sTayed at 7 daYs iNN too. wE staYed at hUa qIaNg bEi lU (华强北路), thE eLEctRonic city. nOt muCh aTtracTionN in sHen zHen as iT is aN iNdustRial tOwn. wE weNt to lOu jIe (老街). iT is similar tO peTaling sTreet iN mAlAysiA.

fOurTh daY
wE weNt to lUo hU (bOrdEr of sHen zhEn-hOng kOng) aT aBout 930aM by MrT. tO bE hOnest, I nEver knOw thAt we cAn enTer hoNg kOng fRom sheN zHen vIa rail, is jUst a maTteR oF waLk oVer.
gOsh, wE tHouGht wE weRe eaRly tO be aT thE iMmiGratioN, buT yOu cAnt imaGinE tHeRe is sO mAny pEople eArlieR tHan yOu. thE quEue wAs so lonG. lUckiLy, we hOld mAlaysiA paSspoRt aNd noT ChINA. wE were gIven tHe priVileGe tO cuT quEue.
wE reach hOng kOng aT aBout 1155am aT moNgkoK. We sTayeD at tHe draGon iNN hoStEl (daMn sMall tHe rOom bUt stRategic pLace and gReat serVicE!), iT is aT thE cEntraL of kOwloOn ciTy.
aS we wEre staYing aT dOwntOwn, sO it iS vEry vEry conVeniEnT tO go eVerywHere, ladies sTreet, tEmple stReet, naThan rOad…oN thAt day, wE weNt to laNghaM pLacE, lAdies sTreeT, tEmplE stReeT, pArk lane shOpPer’s bOulevaRd aNd atE 2 oF their faMous foOd chE daN nooDle aNd the dEssErt.


AttrAcTioN oF tHe dAy wAs wE wEre in tIme tO waTch tHe sYmpHonY of mUsiC at 8pM shArp @ sTaR oF aVenUe.

fIftH dAy
wE wEnt tO gIant bUddha, wOng tAi siN, cAusewAy baY, cEntraL aNd lAn kWai fOOng. oH yeAh, wE met vIviaN cHow at oNe oF tHe sHopPing mAlL.
trAvel tiPs: iT is advisable to bUy the hKD50 mTr cArd comPare tO ocTopUs cArd altHouGh oCtoPus is mOre usEr fRieNdLy. pReparE tO sPend mOst of yOur cAsh oN fOOd as fOOd thEre is pRicy. dOn’t gO tO cEntrAl dUrinG wEekeNds as iT is mAids dAy.

sIxth dAy
sTaRt thE daY wiTh tYpical hOng kOng wAy, dIm sUm lOu. hUh, diM suM thEre is mUcH chEapEr coMpaRe tO maLaysIa. bEfOre we leAve hOng kOng, wE weNt to haVe a wAlk aT thE cEntral aNd wesTerN dIstrict. wE toOk tHe lOngesT indOOr escAlatOr (central-miD levEls eScalAtoR) aNd vIsitEd soMe gOod fOOd at bAck aLley.
I weNt fOr laSt rOund oF shoPpinG. bOughT a bAg (hKD148, maLaySia sElL at RM160 wiTh 20% discOunt oNly), oNe paIr oF woRking cLothe aNd oNe bLousE. keKe… aLl wiTh lEss tHaN hKD500.

tOok thE lasT daY time feRry tO mAcaU (deParT aT 5.30pM). wE staYed at gRand wAldo, a 12 hOurs cOncePt sPa hOtel. yOu caN use aLl tHe faCilitIes provided aNd aLl yOu caN within 12 hOurs. wE visIted fEw cAsiNo aS wElL. oH yeaH, a mUst eat fOd iN maCau is tHe pOrk bUrGer.
trAvel tiPs: wOW, hOng kOng iS reAlLy sHopPing hEavaN. nOw I unDerstaNd whY peOplE likE to sHop hEre, cloThes aRe cHeAp thEre eSpeCialLy bRandeD stuff. I rEgretEd tHat I diDn’t buY muCh, iN otHer word, weNt wiTh lEss $$.

sEveNth daY
weNt tO tHe sAinT pAul catHedRaL. aLong tHe waY up, yOu wIll fInd thAt a loT of pEople oFfer yoU free food!
afTer seVen daY oF traVel, wE tOok thE 7.30pm fliGht bAck tO mAlaYisa.
trAvel tiPs: yOu caN taKe thE vAn proVidEd bY aLl thE hOteL tO mOst oF thE plaCes as mAcaU is vEry sMall. aLL hOtel vAns wIll bE at tHe feRry tErminaL, hOp fRom hOtel a vAn tO another iN orDer tO go tO yOur desTinaTioN.
cOnclusIoN: tIreD buT gOoD exPosuRe!