Catherine Stefanie Jordan: 12/01/2012

Our Itinerary for Hong Kong 12 - 19 Dec 2012

12 Dec (Wed)

- Arrival at Hong Kong International Airport

- Prepaid data SIM : Store 1010, one2free card, Terminal 1, Departures Check-in Hall, Level 7 (aisle F/G, past all the check-in counters)

- Shop details : http://www.hongkongairport.com/eng/shopping/insideshopping/t1/audio/1010.html

- Card details : http://one2free.hkcsl.com/jsp/prepaid_sim_card/power_prepaid_sim/charges/charges.jsp

- Take Airport Express to Hong Kong Station (24mins); Take Island Line (towards Chai Wan) and alight at Causeway Bay Station
- Check in at apartment : https://www.wimdu.com/offers/885YL7VQ?city=Hong+Kong&distance=20&min_bedrooms=1&page=4&path=hong-kong%2Faccommodation%2Fcauseway-bay&price_filter[max]=7&price_filter[min]=0&search_geolocation=1987-hong-kong&seo_path=%2Fhong-kong%2Faccommodation%2Fcauseway-bay&sort_by=score&suburbs[Causeway+Bay+%28%E9%8A%85%E9%91%BC%E7%81%A3%29]=Causeway+Bay+%28%E9%8A%85%E9%91%BC%E7%81%A3%29

Hong Kong Mansion - Outlook is pretty deceiving. Building security is good.


Studio C Interior

- Lunch : 譚仔雲南米線 - Causeway Bay

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=46583

Dear's favourite noodle chain store

- Toys Exploration - Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok

1. Causeway Bay : SOGO (6/F), Windsor Toys "R" Us (311 Gloucester Road, 7/F), Causeway Bay Centre (Sugar Street)
2. Wan Chai : checked out 冠南华 http://www.koonnamwah.com.hk/main03.php on the way, Tai Yuen Street http://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/shop/where-to-shop/street-markets-and-shopping-streets/tai-yuen-street.jsp , Oriental 188 Shopping Centre (Wan Chai Road)

3. Yau Ma Tei : In's Point (Wing Kiu Building, 530 Nathan Rd)
4. Mong Kok : Richmond Shopping Arcade (111 Argyle Street)

- Dinner : 譚仔雲南米線 - Yau Ma Tei (before continuing our walk to Mong Kok)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=31516

- Supper : 翠華餐廳 - Mong Kok

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=46056

13 Dec (Thu)

- Breakfast : 喜喜冰室 - Causeway Bay

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=41969

They took the wrong order and gave us a different set meal. nevertheless, it was good. =)

- Causeway Bay Exploration - Lee Gardens http://www.leegardens.com.hk/at-the-heart-of-hong-kong-island.aspx , Homeless http://www.homeless.hk/

Opened the wrong door >.< actual door is to the right

- Dessert : 人和荳品廠 - Causeway Bay (recommendation : 豆花)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=32057&tc=bc

- Tram to Central

- Dessert : 泰昌餅家 - Central (recommendation : egg tart)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=5522

- Hiking (made our way up to the peak with Shirleen by foot =))

- Dinner : Bubba Gump (recommendation : that chocolate thing *for the absolute sweet-toothed)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=16517

14 Dec (Fri)

- Breakfast : 添好運點心專門店 - Central IFC Mall (recommendation : 叉烧包, 糯米鸡, 萝卜糕)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=61957

* colours of top 2 photos are off as I forgot to adjust the white balance =P

- Disneyland Hong Kong

http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US/home/home?name=HomePage
* MUST TAKE Rides:
1. Toy Story Land - RC Racer
2. Grizzly Gulch - Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars
3. Tomorrowland - Space Mountain
4. Fantasyland - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The Golden Mickeys, it's a small world

The many faces of my Dear =P

* Fireworks at 2100

With compliments from Dear

- Dinner : Comets Cafe (Tomorrowland, before fireworks shoot preparation)

Three Treasure Rice & Pork Cabbage Wanton Noodle

- LEGO® X'mas Villages - Times Square

http://www.timessquare.com.hk/eng/event_detail.php?event=11

15 Dec (Sat)

- Breakfast : 添好運點心專門店 - Mong Kok (with the boys and probably the last at this main branch as they will be relocating to Olympic)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=30806

- Lunch : 源品車仔麵茶餐廳 - Tai Hang

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=111728

- Hiking (with Shirleen & Kee)

http://www.hkwalkers.net/eng/longtrail/hktrail/hktrail2.htm (trail 6)

- Freespace Fest

http://www.freespace.hk/en-us/

- Dinner : 劉森記麵家 - Sham Shui Po （recommendation : 虾子捞面)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=10414

- Dessert (couldn't remember which outlet it was at Sham Shui Po)

16 Dec (Sun)

- Breakfast : Choux Creme

http://www.chouxcreme.com.hk/shops.html

- Lunch : 醉月樓 - Tai Wai (with Shirleen, Kee, Simon & Ariel)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=13108

- Cycling
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?page_id=70848

- Dinner : Pane Vino - Tai Hang

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=117837

- Dessert : 甜姨姨私房甜品 - Tin Hau

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=32066

17 Dec (Mon)

- Breakfast : 喜喜冰室 - Causeway Bay (recommendation : pancake and chicken pie in pea soup set)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=41969

* bottom 2 photos are recommended set items

- Causeway Bay Exploration - Times Square, Lee Gardens

- Check in at apartment : https://www.wimdu.com/offers/1BSX7E1N?city=Hong+Kong&distance=20&min_bedrooms=1&path=hong-kong%2Faccommodation%2Fcauseway-bay&price_filter[max]=7&price_filter[min]=0&search_geolocation=1987-hong-kong&seo_path=%2Fhong-kong%2Faccommodation%2Fcauseway-bay&sort_by=score&suburbs[Causeway+Bay+%28%E9%8A%85%E9%91%BC%E7%81%A3%29]=Causeway+Bay+%28%E9%8A%85%E9%91%BC%E7%81%A3%29 (just next door >.<)

Studio B Interior

- Tai O Fishing Village (from Tung Chung : bus 11 50 mins)

http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/great-outdoors/outlying-islands/lantau-island/tai-o-stilt-houses.jsp

- Citygate Outlets

http://www.citygateoutlets.com.hk/home/Pages/home.aspx

Buys for the day

- Romantic walk from Central to Causeway Bay

Ballerina in Action

- Dinner : 海皇粥店 - Causeway Bay (recommendation : congee, XO carrot cake)

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=48134

18 Dec (Tue)

- Breakfast : 譚仔雲南米線 - Causeway Bay
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=49668&tc=bc

- Causeway Bay Exploration - SOGO, TrendyLand http://www.trendyland.com/ , Times Square

- Happy Hour : East End Brewery - Causeway Bay (rain ruined our hiking plans but we headed for happy hour instead =D)
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=6306

- Snack : 君御燒味 - Tin Hau

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=40841

- Snack (couldn't recall the name of the stall)

- Dinner : Lardos Steak House - Tseung Kwan O

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=8804

19 Dec (Wed)

- Breakfast : 大熱高湯麵 - North Point

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=75460

- Toys Exploration : Toyzone (RM B, 4/F, WAH HA FACTORY BUILDING, 8 SHIPYARD LANE, TAI KOO; Tai Koo MTR Exit A1/A2)

- Check out of apartment

- Kowloon Station : Deposit our luggage http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/getting_around/aestations_kln.html

- Dessert : Share Tea - Mong Kok

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=41800

Finally!

- Toys Exploration : Richmond Shopping Arcade, In's Point (the latter has a high concentration of shops selling LEGO but the former offered better prices)