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We touched down Hong Kong at night after a 3.5 hour flight.

You Must Get This When in Hong Kong

At the airport, we get ourselves prepared for the following day’s travel by getting Octopus cards for everyone. There are three types of cards: child (ages 3-11 – $70), adult ($150) and elder ($70). You can get it at any MTR train counters at the airport. It is a stored value card. You can use it for many things: transport, retail shops, parking, etc. This is a must-have even for Hong Kong people. You are advisable to get one when you are in Hong Kong. [Read more…]

First Breakfast in Hong Kong

On the first morning, we didn’t know where to eat except scouting around the hotel we stayed.

Though I had checked with the hotel receptionist and a newsstand owner, we still went on our way. But our plan was hampered by rain.

Here is a tip. If you want to save some bucks, try getting umbrellas from a newsstand instead of shops like Watson’s. Instead of paying $68 for an umbrella, we only paid $20. [Read more…]

After freshening up, we walked to Avenue of Stars from our hotel. It is like a 20-minute walk – passing by Sogo TST.

The sea-front Avenue of Stars is like Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. The walkway is filled with handprints of Hong Kong’s superstars like Jackie Chan and Andy Lau. And not forgetting Chinese kung fu legend Bruce Lee. In fact there is a statue of him. [Read more…]

It was still a rainy day. Not heavy but drizzling.

They came to our hotel. We met up with Kathy, my wife’s friend who lives in Hong Kong, and her 5-year old son, Adrian.

Kathy has settled down in Hong Kong with her husband and they started a family here. Her husband was working that day and could only join us for dinner later. [Read more…]

We met up with Gordon, Kathy’s husband, for dinner.

Gordon had already reserved a table for us. It was indeed full at the restaurant when we reached. Lin Heung Tea House is one of the rare restaurants which still preserves the traditional look of an old Hong Kong restaurant.

Lin Heung Tea House is famous for its Hong Kong dim sum in the morning. And it is listed as one of the 10 things to do in Hong Kong by the Time magazine.

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