Hie everyone... I'm back after a looong vacation. Well, I've went to Macau, Hong Kong, Shenzhen & Guangzhou with dear and another couple. The trip was superb! Food was great! Shopping is fantastic!
1st Day- Upon arriving Macau airport, we took a cab to Macau jetty where we can travel to Hong Kong by ferry. The ticket cost us HKD120 per person and the journey took about 45minutes. Well, it was bad! I vomitted at the ferry!! gosh... Once we arrive at Tsim Sha Tsui pier, we walked to the nearest MTR station and took a train to Yau Ma Dei which is where our hotel is located. We bought a octopus card (HKD150) so its more convenience for us to travel around Hong Kong. Their MTR is superb!! Fast, efficient and very punctual in time. We manage to find our hotel (Dorsett Seaview) and the room is super small. Is smaller then Genting First World Hotel. Once we checked in, we went for lunch at coffee shop near by and try out their local speciality and not forgetting my favourite milk tea (lai cha). After lunch, we went back to hotel to rest and at night, we went to Temple Street ( Miu Kai) which is located right in front of our hotel and after that, we took MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui to experience the Avenue of Star where you can watch the night scenery of Hong Kong building and we continue our shopping at Sai Yeung Choi Street.
2nd Day- Early in the morning right after our breakfast, we headed to Hong Kong Disneyland! Arrive at HK Disneyland around 11am and start snapping a lot of pictures. The enterence ticket cost HKD 350 per ticket and you do not need to pay for anything else in the park unless for your own food, drink and souvenirs. The park consists of four themed lands similar to other Disneyland parks:Main Street, USA, Fantasyland, Adventureland and Tomorowland. The theme park's cast members use English and Chinese, including Cantonese and Mandarin dialects, to communicate verbally. Guide Maps are printed in both Traditional and Simplified characters, Japanese, and in English. This is the best time to let yourself down and relax and go back to your childhood moment and meet your favourite Disney characters. Remember, get your camera ready and snap some picture with your favourite disney character! It was a great experience in Disneyland! Had lots of fun and sweet memories. Unfortunately, the Golden Mickey Show is closed and the train in Disneyland is also under maintenance so we could ride on it. We spend a whole day there till 8pm and we left after the firework show. Took MTR back to Mong Kok to continue our shopping at Ladies market (something like our Petaling Street).
2nd Day- Early in the morning right after our breakfast, we headed to Hong Kong Disneyland! Arrive at HK Disneyland around 11am and start snapping a lot of pictures. The enterence ticket cost HKD 350 per ticket and you do not need to pay for anything else in the park unless for your own food, drink and souvenirs. The park consists of four themed lands similar to other Disneyland parks:Main Street, USA, Fantasyland, Adventureland and Tomorowland. The theme park's cast members use English and Chinese, including Cantonese and Mandarin dialects, to communicate verbally. Guide Maps are printed in both Traditional and Simplified characters, Japanese, and in English. This is the best time to let yourself down and relax and go back to your childhood moment and meet your favourite Disney characters. Remember, get your camera ready and snap some picture with your favourite disney character! It was a great experience in Disneyland! Had lots of fun and sweet memories. Unfortunately, the Golden Mickey Show is closed and the train in Disneyland is also under maintenance so we could ride on it. We spend a whole day there till 8pm and we left after the firework show. Took MTR back to Mong Kok to continue our shopping at Ladies market (something like our Petaling Street).
3rd Day- Planned to go Ngong Ping 360 but it was closed due to maintenance as well so we went to Wong Tai Sin Temple after our breakfast. Wong Tai Sin Temple, a Taoist temple established in 1921, is one of the most famous temples in Hong Kong. Most of the visitors come to the temple in search for a spiritual answer via a practice called Kau Cim. We light incense sticks, kneel before the main altar, make a wish, and shake a bamboo cylinder containing fortune sticks until a stick falls out. This stick is exchanged for a piece of paper bearing the same number, and then the soothsayer will interpret the fortune on the paper for the worshiper. Often the same piece of fortune is taken to multiple booths for verification purposes. For each verification, it cost RMB20. Right after we finish praying, took the MTR back to Tsim Sha Tsui for shopping again. We went to Central where all the branded shop is located. From Anya Hindmarch to Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Coach you can definately find it here! Any brand you name it, they sure have it here. Their shop is huge and their promoter is friendly too! Chow Tai Fook and City Chain is located in every corner of the street! I bought a Titus watch from City Chain cost me HKD 1180 after 20% discount. At night, we went to a street selling all types of sport shoe. From Nike to Adidas they have is here and I manage to get myself a pink Adidas sport shoe (HKD399). Hong Kong is really a shopping paradise. =D
9 Dragons Wall- Wong Tai Sin Temple.
4th Day- After breakfast, we checked out at Hong Kong hotel and continue our journey to Shenzhen by their MTR service. From Yau Ma Dei station to Lo Wu station cost us only HKD36.50 for normal class and double the price for first class. We opt for the first class due to better seat and more confortable environment. 45minutes later we reached Lo Wu, where Shenzhen is located. Walk across the bridge and immigation department only, we say hello to Shenzhen, China. We took a cab to hotel (Empire Hotel RMB249 per night) and we were warmly greet by the hotel staff. Once check in, we went out for lunch at a Chinese Restaurant. Ordering 4 dishes and a soup only cost us RMB160 inclusive rice, beer and soft drink! The food portion is huge and we can't even finish it! Food in China is so much cheaper compare to Hong Kong! Gosh.. After lunch, we took a cab to Dong men. Dong Men Shopping District is not a department store, its an open air shopping area that is interconnected, with hundred plus shops. A shopping heaven, and its lively at night.. where all the wholesale shop is located and we saw a lots of CROCS shoes! The Crocs shoes here is super cheap only RMB15 per pair meaning that only about RM8. It come with original crocs tag and crocs plastic as well.. I really cant differentiate it that authentic or not! Dear bought a pair for himself and a pair for his mother while i bought two pairs for my little nieces... Fashion clothes, belts, bags and shoes is cheap here but remember you must bargain, bargain and bargain! Must bargain at least 70% off the price they offer you! After a whole dayof walking, we decided to pampered ourself with a manicure, pedicure and leg massage. Dear enjoy it a lot since it was his first time having manicure and pedicure! Im sure he enjoy it alot!! Manicure and pedicure is so much cheaper compare to Malaysia. Only cost us RMB10 for manicure while the pedicure cost us RMB50 inclusive of scrub and 45minutes leg massage. Good deal right?! Before the night end, we went for supper. Trying different types of local delicacies in Shenzhen.
Look at the Crocs... All with tag & Crocs plactic.
5th Day- Had dim sum in the morning and the food was good. After breakfast, we went to Splendid China. Entrence ticket cost RMB120 per pax. It is an attraction at the Overseas Chinese Town, Shenzhen that has scaled down replicas of China's historical buildings, wonderful scenes and folk customs. Here you can see replicas of many of the most famous Chinese buildings and landmarks and a great deal of attention has been paid to detail so as to ensure the miniatures truly represent their originals. This miniatures includes The Great Wall, The Forbidden City, The Old Summer Palace, Ancient Observatory of Beijing, the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, Tibet's Potala Palace and so on. We spend the whole afternoon there and can't ever finish walking the whole park! It was hot and the place is so huge! At night, we went back to Dong Men for shopping and more good food!
6th Day- Hakka dishes in Shenzhen? It must be weird having Hakka dishes in Shenzhen but it turn out to be really good food and the price is fairly reasonable as well. We hire a private taxi to Guangzhou (RMB350) and the journey took about 2 hours 30 minutes. We check-in our hotel at New East Asia Hotel (RMB200 per night). Dear know the manager in this hotel that's why we manage to get a good rate. The hotel service is good and the the room is spacious and clean. Next, shopping again at Beijing Road. This street is one of my favourite shopping areas in Guangzhou. It has absolutely everything; cheap clothes, good food and even a little history.. there is a display of the original road from the song dynasty (960 - 1279 A.D). Dear took us to a street where there sell all different types of food. The food is good and cheap too. Mostly all less than RMB10. The brand located here you can easily find it in Malaysia such as Giordano, LP Zone, Baleno, Samuel and Kelvin, Levi's etc. All prices are fixed therefore no bargaining. Shop closed early too. About 10pm they start closing already. Had dinner somewhere nearby and the food was good too but it was a little bit too oily.
Original road from the song dynasty (960 - 1279 A.D)
7th Day- Next, Shangxia Jiu Lu. Shangxia Jiu Lu is the most influential traditional commercial street in Guangzhou. Shangxia Jiu Lu Pedestrian Street is located in the Liwan District of Xiguan, a prosperous traditional commercial district. It is the first commercial pedestrian street in Guangzhou. Walking into this street, you will see the featured Qi Lou, an old building style that exists in Guangzhou and its neighboring areas, on both sides of the road. It r
eflects the strong Lingnan Culture. On this street lie more than 200 stores, especially those brand name restaurants and teahouses open here which is another shopping paradise.. Spend whole day of shopping and makan makan only.
Snack at Shangxia Jiu Lu.8th Day- After a not-so-nice breakfast behind our hotel, we walk to the bus station to check out the bus ticket to Zhu Hai on the next morning. We manage to purchase the tickets priced at RMB70 per ticket. Next, we walk around that area and we found out from the local there is a electronic street nearby and soon enough we found it. I didn't join the men to continue their shopping at the electronic street due to the hot whether and i went back to the hotel. In the evening, we went to Shangxia Jiu Lu Pedestrian Street again for dinner and some shopping again.
9th Day- Woke up late. Nearly miss the bus to Zhu Hai but luckily we manage to catch the bus. Took about 2hours and 30minutes to reach Zhu Hai. Before check out at the China Immigration, we had our lunch there. A japanese restaurant but without sushi. Only bento set they serve. No photo are allowed to be taken too. After lunch, we check out at the China Immigration and back to Macau. Walk around Macau and bought the famous Koi Kei Almond Cookie Priced at HKD32 per box. Well, there have 6 outlets in Macau and mostly everyone on plane will surely carry a bag of Koi Kei almond cookie or egg roll. Left Macau at 4.30pm and headed to Macau airport. Its time to go back to Malaysia! The end of my 9 days trip!!
Almond Cookie
