| Hong Kong | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Australia Dairy Co., Jordan | Café de Coral, Kowloon | Disneyland Resort Hotel | Fung Shing Dim Sum , North Point | |
| Morning | Arrival @ 10.15 am | Wanchai -Wanchai Post Office -Wanchai Blue House -Wanchai Wet Market -Tai Yuan St (Toy Street) | Elements, Kowloon | HK Disneyland | Duck Shing Ho Egg Roll, North Point |
| Lunch | Bon Bon Cafe, Tai Kok Tsui | Honolulu Coffee Shop, Wanchai Tsim Tsai Kei, Central | Crystal Lotus, Disneyland Resort Hotel | Tahitian Terrace, HK Disneyland | North Point Gai Dan Zai |
| Afternoon | Tsim Tsa Tsui -Harbour City -Heritage 1881 -SOGO sale | Sheung Wan -Western Market -Ladder St & Man Mo Temple -Lascar Row (Antique Street) -Bonham Strand West & East (Dry Seafood Street) -Wing Lok St (Ginseng & Bird's Nest Street) | HK Disneyland | Ngong Ping 360 Tian Tian Buddha | North Point walkabout |
| Tea | Paul Lafayet, Tsim Tsa Tsui | Leaf Desserts, Central | |||
| Evening | Avenue of Stars A Symphony of Lights | Central -SOHO Street Party -Pottinger Street, Central -Duddell Street, Central (old school Starbucks) Causeway Bay -SOGO sale -Crumbs Frozen Yoghurt | HK Disneyland | Citygate Outlet Mall | Departure 5.45pm |
| Dinner | Macau Tsui Yuen Cafe, Mongkok Hui Lao Shan, Mongkok | Relative's Place | Plaza Inn, HK Disneyland | Chiu Chao (Teochew) Dinner | |
| Stay | Cosmo Kowloon Hotel | Cosmo Kowloon Hotel | Disneyland Resort Hotel | Grand Harbour Hong Kong |
We just came back from our Hong Kong trip! It was my third time to Hong Kong but the city never ceases to surprise and inspire me. Together with Ivy, we’ve had some great meals, met some great people and did quite a lot of shopping (look away in guilt).
Here’s a roundup of where we’ve been and what we have gulped down. Detailed posts will be followed shortly, just like our HK Trip in year 2009. Scroll down and enjoy the pictures!
#1 Cosmo Kowloon Hotel – our accommodation for Day 1 & Day 2
Address: 88 Tai Kok Tsui Road, Kowloon.
http://www.cosmokowloon.com.hk/
#2 awesome “che zai min” (little cart noodles) at Bon Bon Café, Tai Kok Tsui
車品品小食 Bon Bon Café
大角咀埃華街92號
92 Ivy Street, Tai Kwok Tsui, Kowloon.
Operating Hours: Tues – Fri 13:00-16:00; 18:00-23:30; Sat – Sun: 13:30-17:00; 18:30-23:30; closed on Monday
#3 indulge in some retail therapy at Harbour City and around Tsim Tsa Tsui
Address: 3 – 27 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
#4 Heritage 1881
#5 Heritage 1881 is the Former Marine Police Headquarters that has recently been rejuvenated and re-integrated as a high-end shopping site in Hong Kong.
Address: No. 2A, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
#6 Dome Chocolate & Crème Brûlée from Paul Lafayet Patisserie
Paul Lafayet
尖沙咀河內道18號K11購物藝術館G23舖
Shop G23, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
Operating Hours: open daily from 12:30pm – 23:00pm
#7 A Symphony of Light, Tsim Tsa Tsui
#8 SOGO sale, Tsim Tsa Tsui
Address: 12 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
#9 Farmer’s Bun Pork’s Neck Curry at Mongkok Cooked Food Centre
澳門翠苑茶餐廳
旺角上海街557號旺角熟食中心2樓8號舖
Shop 8, 2/F, Cooked Food Market, Mong Kok Complex, 557 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok
Operating Hours: open daily from 7am to 11pm
#10 Sampler mango platter from Hui Lao Shan, everywhere in HK
DAY 2
#11 Australia Dairy Co revisit
Australia Dairy Company 澳洲牛奶公司
佐敦白加士街47-49號地下
47-49 Parkes Street, Jordan, Hong Kong (Jordan MTR, exit C2)
Operating Hours: open daily from 730 am to 11pm .
#12 Touring Wanchai – Tai Yuen street market 太原街
#13 Touring Wanchai – Wanchai Post Office 灣仔郵便局
#14 Touring Wanchai – Wanchai Blue House 蓝屋
#15 Touring Wanchai – Honolulu Coffee Shop
Honolulu Coffee Shop
G/F & Mezz Floor, 176-178 Hennessy Rd., Wan Chai
灣仔軒尼詩道176-178號地下及閣樓
Tel: 2575 1823
Open daily from 6am to 12am
#16 Touring Sheung Wan – Western Market 西港城
#17 Touring Sheung Wan – Wing Lok St (Ginseng & Bird’s Nest Street)
#18 Touring Sheung Wan – Bonham Strand West (Dry Seafood Street) 文咸西街
#19 Touring Sheung Wan – Ladder Street 樓梯街
#20 Touring Sheung Wan – Man Mo Temple文武廟
#21 Touring Sheung Wan – Lascar Row (Antique Street)
#22 Touring Central – Pottinger Street 砵典乍街
#23 It is also better known as the Stone Slabs Street (石板街) by the locals, due to the granite stone steps that form the street. Some scenes from the movies “Yesterday Once More”, “Infernal Affairs” and “Lust, Cautious” were also shot here.
#24 Touring Central -糖不甩 (glutinous balls with shredded coconut and brown sugar) from 玉葉甜品 Leaf Dessert
玉葉甜品 Leaf Dessert
中環蘇豪伊利近街2號
2 Elgin Street, SOHO, Central
Mon – Sat:12pm – 1230am
#25 Touring Central – wantan mee from 沾仔記 Tsim Chai Kee Noodle
沾仔記 Tsim Chai Kee Noodle
中環威靈頓街98號地下
Shop B, G/F Jade Centre, 98 Wellington Street, Central
Open daily from 9am to 10pm
#26 Touring Central – old school Starbucks from Duddell Street
Address: Floor M2, Baskerville House, 13 Duddell Street, Central.
#27 another round of retail therapy at Causeway Bay
#28 SOGO sales, Causeway Bay
Address: 555 Hennessy Road,Causeway Bay, HK
#29 Crumbs’ Froyo (frozen yoghurt) is the latest snack craze to hit Causeway Bay.
Crumbs
銅鑼灣景隆街8號中央樓地下1C號舖
Shop 1C, G/F, Central Mansion, 8 Cannon Street, Causeway Bay
Operating Hours: open Daily from 12pm to 1130pm
DAY 3
#30 Breakfast at Café de Coral, everywhere in HK
#31 Elements, Kowloon
#32 check into Disneyland Resort Hotel
#33 our room!
#34 great sea view from our room!
#35 having cute, delicate dim sum at Crystal Lotus, Disneyland Resort Hotel
#36 Disneyland Park experience
#37 Show Parade!
#38 Disney in the Stars fireworks
#39 6 course Chinese meal at Plaza Inn, Disneyland Park
DAY 4
#40 buffet breakfast at Enchanted Garden Restaurant, Disneyland Resort Hotel
#41 met our favourite Disney characters while having breakfast
#42 Ngong Ping 360!
#43 cable car ride
#44 crystal cable car
#45 Ngong Ping Village & Tian Tan Buddha
#46 awesomesauce Chiu Chao dinner
#47 check into Grand Harbour Hong Kong
#48 our room!
Day 5
#49 woke up really early just to get egg rolls from Duck Shing Ho
德成號 Duck Shing Ho
北角渣華道64號地下
G/F., 64 Java Raod, North Point
Tel: 2570 5529/2571 5049 call to make reservation
Operating Hours: Mon – Sat: 930am to 7pm, closed on Sunday
#50 Dim Sum at Fung Shing restaurant
鳳城酒家 Fung Shing Restaurant
北角渣華道62-68號高發大廈地下及1樓
G/F & 1/F, Goldfield Mansion, 62-68 Java Road, North Point
Operating Hours: Mon – Sun: 06:00-15:00,18:00-23:00
#51 North Point “gai dan zai” (little egg waffles)
勁辣派甜甜掌門(北角雞蛋仔)
北角英皇道492號
492 King’s Road, North Point
Operating Hours: Mon – Sun: 07:00-23:00
#52 leaving HK in a heavy heart 🙁
Hi! your post came right on time and is no doubt going to be so useful to me hehe, i’m heading down hk tomorrow!!
hi girl! glad that I can help 🙂
This would come in handy someday.
Definitely a heaven for food lovers …
when u going again
that’s one heck of a trip!!!
I miss out the Symphony of Light last time 🙁
as for Ngong Ping… I took ferry fr HK to Lantau island and then bus to Tai-O before taking bus to Ngong Ping again for the Giant Buddha and had vegetarian meal there!!
.-= thule aka leo´s last blog ..King Crab @ Kelana Jaya PJ =-.
would wana try ferry next time 😀
that is a lot of food!
just looking at your schedule makes me feel stuffed already! that’s a crazy trip!
.-= eiling´s last blog ..Lets Drink for Xmas =-.
where got? average 3 meals per day only ma :p
You did very well within that period of stay!
Looks like you really did your homework beforehand too : D
And, if I sound a just a tad jealous :P, you managed to et some egg crepes from 德成號 Duck Shing Ho, amazing! I walked past it the other day and they said because of the upcoming 2011 Chinese New Year, they are struggling to fulfil supplies over demand! So I left empty handed again arrghhh… it seems to be the case every year from Dec onwards! 😛
ALL SOLD OUT NOW, SO VERY LUCKY YOU !! : p
.-= HK Epicurus´s last blog ..Appolo 阿波羅 – ♕♕♕ =-.
yeah we overheard some ladies saying that Duck Shing Ho doesn’t take any more orders beyond December. And they will only resume selling in MARCH.
that’s really………….crazy
Hi kbcg,
Would like to ask the rough cost for this trip.mind sharing ?
Apple
Hi Apple, for this trip our stay in cosmo kowloon, HK disneyland hotel + HK disneyland park entrance + air ticket is sponsored. we paid only for grand harbour hotel, and our daily expenses. SO I spent about RM 1200 only.
For better comparison, we spent 2500 for our HK trip in 2009, 6 days, air tic + shopping included.
hi, read ur blog long time already =)
i also will travel HK during Mar’2011…..
now i still wondering want to book “bridal tea house hotel’ or ‘ Cosmo Kowloon Hotel’….
could u give me some advice? thanks….
(coz ngam ngam u stayed these two hotel before…..so hope u can reply me….thanks a lot ^^
Hi Ye Yan,
Thanks for being a wonderful reader.
bridal tea house (yaumetei):
pros- great location, 2 min walk from yaumatei MTR station, rooms are clean n OK
cons-rooms are small, take time to wait for the lift if ur staying at high floors, safety issue coz its located near to temple street (i guess shud be ok, walking around HK is pretty safe)
cosmo kowloon:
pros- new, nice, modern room, great customer service
cons-location is weird (geographical wise; its near to mongkok, about 15 min walk, so if u know how to take bus, very convenient to get around. however, the nearest MTR station is Olympic, so it makes taking MTR difficult becoz u need to keep changing train. Olympic station is at a dif line. the hotel do provide shuttle buses to tsim tsa tsui, kowloon station, etc but the service ends at 12am)
so its up to u to decide? :p
wow, so surprise u will reply me so fast, haha…a bit 受宠,hehe…
thanks for ur advise, very details =)
i headache to choose between these two hotels, bridal tea house’s location really vy convenient to me…and around there got many food store…on the other hand, Cosmo Kowloon is new and i think bigger than bridal tea house…just i read some reviews said its location no so good, quite far….is not so convenient….but i like stayed modern hotel, haha…
based on ur advise, maybe i will choose stay both two hotels, 2days at bridal, 2days at Cosmo….haha…is it good idea? (coz my brother them like to eat local HKｆｏｏd…bridal tea house’s location suit him to eat around there; we also hope can hv nice sleeping environment, so choose two day at Cosmo lor ><)
before get ur opinion, we already got 共识….now read ur reply, let us more 坚持our decision…haha..really thanks for ur info, ur blog is good, nice info.and nice picture ^^
looking forward ur new update for HK trip =) Merry Christmas
which is more expensive per night ya??
bridal or Cosmo
hi min bridal is much cheaper, it’s more like a budget kind of hotel.
Have a blessed Christmas and a wonderfully delicious new year ahead!
.-= babe_kl´s last blog ..Blessed Christmas =-.
Now that’s what I call Hong Kong! 😉
May you and all your loved ones have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year filled with love and joy…
Hugs from Devil & Kenny 🙂
.-= Life for Beginners´s last blog ..Yakitori Express =-.
Wow.. You and Ai Wei had a trip to HK and took a lot of photos.. It must be a very fun trip.. The photos are very nice indeed.. Wish you guys merry christmas and happy new year 😀
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waa…envy><
Very good info. Looking forward to plan my trip using this info. Happy New Year!
ur welcome, wilson
Hi, I’m Esther.
i saw that you been Cosmo Kowloon before. i still research the hotel for Mar 2011.
Can i know how much for this hotel? how you book it….
Thank you for your sharing.^.^
Hi Esther, the hotel costs about RM300 a night. You can book online, however the location of the hotel is a bit off. So you migh wana reconsider
How far is Cosmo Kowloon to Olypic MTR station ?
2 -3 minutes walk?
Thats is not too far 🙂
Thanks
Hello!
I’d like to check, how much did Cosmo hotel require you to put as deposit (for incidental charges etc) when you check into the hotel?
Eileen
hi eileen, i just pass them my credit card 🙂
are u sure u only spend RM1200 for this trip? how is that possible?
hi fish, that’s excluding flight & accommodation 🙂
Hi, may I know what month/dates you were there? So that I can reference the weather and the proper outfits. thanks!
Hi I’ve been there during end april (day time: normal t shirt and jeans, night time: + sweater), november (sunny but cooling day/night time with sweater) and december (cooler than genting)
hi, may i know how much is the rates for the hotel u stay above…as i know the hotel rates is quite expensive in HK..tq…
hi there, i like reading ur blog.. especially travel one 🙂 u mention that ur hk & macau trip u spent rm2.5k including everything. i would like to know whether it’s both of u or per person? would u consider it’s a budget trip? i’m not sure whether hw much $ to budget for tis trip cz i plan to go to a few attractions in hk & macau.
i planning to haf a hk & macau trip bt it’s only 5D4N. do u think it’s kinda rush if i spend a day at macau without overnite?
thanks for ur sharing
Hi yvonne, thanks 🙂
ya for my 2009 trip, we spent 2.5k per person. but that time the HKD currency is very high, it’s much lower now.
you can do it with RM 2000, as long as you can get cheap flight tickets (RM 200+ per person) and cheap accomodation (RM 100 per person per night).
oh ok thanks for ur info. bt too bad.. my flight is nt tat cheap eventho it’s from AA. i tot of staying in bridal tea hse as u mention on ur blog bt it’s nt available at d time i go :(. accommodation in hk is kinda pricey if it’s located in gd location.
regarding the macau one day trip i ask earlier, would u think it’s best to hop over to macau or jz stick to hk itself? it’s possible to go to macau early in d morning n bek to hk at nite? probably approximate wat time should i leave macau in order for me to catch up wif d last mrt at hk?
nice ….how much u spend.can send to my email Munoi-chean@hotmail.com……..got any tips intro
hi i always spend about 2-2.5 k for a 5-7 days holiday in HK
hi, do you tell me how you get around like finding direction or address or transport?
do you have a list of direction and transportation cost when u travel in HK?
btw, love your itinery!
Your photos are amazing!
May I know what camera you are using?
hi there we are just using canon eos 450d, its an old slr 🙂
Hi there, may I ask a question. When you staying at the Cosmo Hotel, is there possible to fix in 4ppl in a room ;p? me and my friend planning to take a trip to HK next year May. Now we are looking the budget accommodation. But we actually can’t found any cheap hotel 🙁
Thanks
Hi dear it’s impossible. Room in Hk is really small, it’s cramp even for two ppl. Try bridal tea house. But u still need two rooms.
Hi there, sorry for disturb.. 🙂
May I know when you are travelling in HK, Im wondering where the laggage you put?
(sorry for asking this, bcoz this is my 1st time plan for to have a FREE&EASY trip.)
Do you hiring driver / rental car for whole trip or take local transport when needed?
Thanks
We put it in the hotel most of the time, which is why we don’t change hotel.
Trust me dear, it is so easy to take mrt or tram in Hk island. No need car at all