Basic Tourist Guides & Information

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Basic Tourist Information
Weather Forecast - http://www.hko.gov.hk/contente.htm
As weather in Hong Kong fluctuates all the time, check weather forecast before departing. Beware of typhoon during Summer season (June~October)!

MTR - One of the main transportation in Hong Kong - http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/homepage/cust_index.html

Octopus card contains a built-in microchip with your payment information. With a simple 'touch' of your Octopus at a processing machine, the payment system automatically deducts the correct amount. There is no longer any need to carry coins. Normally, it can be used in major convenient stores, supermarket, fast food restaurants as well as all public transportation except taxi. - http://www.octopus.com.hk/home/en/index.html

Official Hong Kong Tourism Board - Check out the major attractions in Hong Kong - http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/

Major Bus Service Providers - Kowloon Motor Bus http://www.kmb.hk/en/, Citybus http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/home/default.aspx?intLangID=1 and New Lantau Bus http://www.newlantaobus.com/

Official information of Taxi in Hong Kong - Know more about Hong Kong taxis to avoid being conned - http://www.td.gov.hk/en/transport_in_hong_...taxi/index.html

Ferry to Macau - Turbojet http://www.turbojet.com.hk/eng/home/index.asp and Cotaijet http://cotaijet.com.mo/

This post has been edited by northasian: Apr 19 2013, 12:52 AM

New thread you always pop up at the right time haha

posting something on V3... suddenly kena locked
anyway... glad that we have new thread now

hehehe... Thanks and congrats to you for getting the 1st post~

Sorry about that...

Clareen
Forgot to mention it was the Hello Kitty edition. Been surveying prices in HK for my past 2 trips. My third will be my spending spree

Oh if hello kitty edition then the price will be cheaper alot..

I'm thinking to get the wide than mini ones... what do you think?

Continue with food i've tried in Macau

There is this very classic cha chan teng hidden in the city. You can google the signboard per the 1st picture and will find it easily once you reach the street. It is abit deep in but don't worry just ask around people will point you towards it.






[MOP32 for above and a drink]

It is quite famous as i find it on a few books - the sandwich with egg is a must try because the egg is very good!! (P/S Australia Milk can go fly kite compare to this ) The 'donut' with sugar is so so as it was cold when served.

For street food - we pass by this street full of luk luk style shop. There are at least 5 but this particular shop is very popular. I think because they are been advertised on those food hunting show in Taiwan which they play over and over again in their shop. No q required just push yourself to the front - take whatever you want and pass to them to cook it - tell them how spicy you want - pay and take your food to a side and eat!!




MOP25 for vege, fish ball, radish, pig skin. We went for spicy the first round and it was OK but when we tried extra spicy for 2nd round. Sweating like crazy

Next up will be the Margaret portugese tart - MOP8 each and the q is ever long. You need to first q to pay and then q to take the tart. I went around 5PM and q for like 30 minutes. Crowd is crazy. Taste for me is just so so.



We later went up to Macau Tower for buffer dinner at 360. They have pre-reserve the table for all their guest on that day. The seating area will revolve slowly. Normal price for buffet dinner is about MOP300+ and inclusive of entrance ticket it would cost near to MOP500. We bought the voucher on groupon for HKD260 inclusive of entrance and buffet dinner. Selection is wide as expected and we are happy with the price we paid. I wouldn't go for it with the full price though.

Q-ing 30 mins for the tarts is just not worth it. Might as well go for Lord's Stow or even the ones lining up San Ma Lo, no q needed.

seems like Margaret tart is over rated !.....LOL

With all the portugese influence on Macau, we just had to try the ever famous portugese meal. There are quite a few around the town especially in 官也街 opposite Galaxy but the one that we tried was about 5 minutes walk away from Lisboa.

沙利文餐廳 - We followed a book recommendation on this as a must go place for portugese meal. We read that even the portugese president came here during his visit to Macau. How true we don't know but noticed there were 2 / 3 tables of whites dining.

Apologize i don't remember the actual name of the dishes

First up is the potato - they've smashed up the potato and added some meat inside. It is then been deep fried. Nothing special for me can be skipped. Does taste bland but do try the bottle of sauce provided to give some flavour to it.


[MOP56]

This is seafood soup has a very strong flavour and will not order if given the chance again but they were generous with the amount of seafood.



[MOP50]

Main dish - Portugese baked chicken

Taste bit like our curry without the spiciness - heavy hint of coconut and goes very well with the rice. Must try for me if you visit them



[MOP155 for half a chicken - there's potato, portugese sausage, ham and egg inside]

Now we move on to 官也街 (Some refer to as street of souvenior)

It seems like seafood is a very hit thing in Macau especially around casino areas. We tried the crab porridge at one of the "famous restaurant".




Verdict?Not worth the price - it cost MOP150 for half a crab and porridge sufficient for 2. Taste wise for me is not strong enough. There are hint of crab egg roll but just not strong enough. I read on a book that when the author visit it was MOP120 for above portion and that was already on a 100% increase back in 2011. Now it went up again.

Just opposite the above restaurant there is a dessert shop selling the infamous 木糠蛋糕. I later find out that many other place do have this as well.




MOP45 - basically it has plenty of biscuit crash to powder form to go with the cake. Something new to me which you can try albeit price is abit steep.

Just before you enter 官也街, there is a long street with many food as well, one of it is a cha chan teng selling tart and they do have bird nest tart.



MOP11 for bird nest tart, others MOP8

We tried and just like Margaret - it is hot and served fresh but we don't find anything special with the taste. Maybe for visual pleasure can see some bird nest lying on top of the tart.

On this particular street - there is a shop that sell shark fin noodle. We were too full for noodle so we ordered just the soup instead. We read that the owner started as shark fin dealer and always ended up with smaller pieces of fins unwanted. So he use these to cook the soup and sell with noodle.



MOP51 - Flavourful and we quite enjoyed it. Price is premium - can try if you have the time and stomach for it.

This post has been edited by bearbear: Apr 19 2013, 12:11 PM

Most Tourist stuff are... those in books, blogs, online pages, michelin's rated, etc.
Sometimes it is better to just wander around and try local food eaten by local people. It may not be the best though.

If cheaper than MY price, wide is better. Can capture group pictures.

I prefer Lord's Stow as well. Lesser people

You're going to hk at May right? haha let me know the pricing haha i feel like get one over there also..

On the last day we were busy packing thus only ordered take away for breakfast. Had a quick flip thru the books and found this shop nearby Royal Hotel.

皇冠小館

They are famous with both noodle and crab porridge, once you enter you will see loads of picture / paper cut out of celebrities visiting their shop. We ordered just a wan tan noodle and century egg meat porridge. For pictures just google their name and they are famous enough for pictures to come up for your viewing pleasure. The dish i ordered cost about MOP30+ each. 竹升麵 is home made with heavy hint of alkaline taste, prawn dumpling is generously filled with prawn. Porridge wise no complaint - worth trying.

After we check out we took a bus to black sand beach (黑沙滩), was surprised to find a recommendation of BBQ stall on a book.

They have seafood, chicken wing, vege for you to choose.


Grilled fish MOP10 - Heavy hint of BBQ sauce and is surprisingly good - down side is lots of bone but for MOP10 / RM4 - no complaint.

Chicken wing - MOP8 - Fish fare better in both taste and price.



Before we head to Airport, we went to the last stop based on recommendation on the book again. This place is located on the same street as 皇冠小館 and seem quite famous with their self made ice cream.



MOP 12 for the sandwich (came with 3 flavour) and MOP10 for one scoop. Very flavourful ice cream but nothing fancy.

wah bearbear...makan all the way ar

Yup really 99 makan - gf stayed there a month before so some places is recommended by the local during her stay

It's true, those recommended by locals are nicer sometimes and cheaper too...but when I try to locate it back in the next trip, sure sesat.

use gps to bookmark it....i bring along 3 extra battery + powerbank for my hp....juz in case need to use that much

Better mark it inside the map and keep the map

In case gps could not locate the POI

i cheapskate just take picture of the address and make marking on map

ok No problem, will keep a lookout.

Ok, I'm kind of planning my 1 day trip into Macau, if possible.

Places I want to visit

Macau Tower - Possible night time with dinner
A-Ma Statue - Morning/Afternoon
Senado Square - Morning with breakfast
Venetian - Anytime
Anywhere else worth visiting? (Not food related)

Anybody can give me and idea how to arrange a 1 day trip for all this?

Will take ferry as early as 630am to Macau.
Also, is buying Macau Pass worth it?

Not worth to buy Macau Pass for just 1 day trip as it is quite a hassle to get a refund. Just rely on coins for buses or take a cab or shuttle bus.

Fountain at Wynn's
Taipa Old Village
Dragon Treasure show / house of dancing water at COD

澳門大利來記咖啡室 opened in KL Lot 10 !

Tai Lei Loi Kee

haha... wah... so nice..and i started to miss HK food ady... after this is my turn to post up the picture...

you should try her husband one ( located inside venetian)... damn damn delicious man....

for a better experience, head over to the branch at coloane..just like in an english garden

Hey guys, I'm planning to go to HK for a month. Do you guys know about the current situation of the H7N9 in HK? do we need to take any extra pre-cautionary actions such as taking a H1N1 shot before we fly?if so, I can go to any clinics to get the shot right?

Any shop name ?

Lord Stow's

Bearbear,
we love the food from the cha chan teng you posted in Macau, the first one.

haha... thanks for the reply... yummy~

Anyone try out the Macau pork chop at hk ? Is it that bad ? Read the groupon hk review and a lot of complain ...lol

Anyone purchase admission tickets from China Travel Service (CTS) before?

http://www.ctshk.com/english/ticket/admticket_hk.htm#sc

Would like to know if they accept walk-in purhcase?

Disneyland Haunted Halloween


saw it @
http://www.ctshk.com/english/ticket/admticket_hk.htm#sc

whats that ?

there will be a special parade and shows during halloween festival

it needs ticket @ 250hkd+ .... couldnt find info in hk disneyland

you found it on book too?Please share with us any new and nice food you discover - i don't mind going again maybe few years later

bro you should try like this

Morning take 630am ferry from hong kong

7.30am go to senado square for your breakfast and buy some souvenir.

10:00am go to ah ma statue

11:00am visit Templo Chinês da Barra AKA ah ma temple (if you are buddism)

12:00pm go to macau tower have your lunch and can try the sky jump or bungee jump there before having your lunch

3:00pm Go to venetian and have a high tea time at lord stow bakery ( famous Portuguese egg tart), after that you can visit the cotai area or go for CITY of Dream just opposite venetian for the house of dancing show (but you need to check the schedule first, they mostly close on tuesday and wednesday).

7:00pm Have a Dinner at Local Portuguese Food Shop or you can try michelin restaurant at grand lisboa

10:00pm Take ferry back to hong kong

Yea. It start after the fireworks. Got parade and live zombie walking around. Very fun and lively

Here's some pictures of the Halloween events. Link

This post has been edited by XiuKeong: Apr 22 2013, 01:08 PM

yea.. i was there before Halloween. The decorations are up. Got cemetery in the middle where the parade is.

[quote=bearbear,Apr 19 2013, 11:34 AM]
Continue with food i've tried in Macau

There is this very classic cha chan teng hidden in the city. You can google the signboard per the 1st picture and will find it easily once you reach the street. It is abit deep in but don't worry just ask around people will point you towards it.






[MOP32 for above and a drink]

It is quite famous as i find it on a few books - the sandwich with egg is a must try because the egg is very good!! (P/S Australia Milk can go fly kite compare to this ) The 'donut' with sugar is so so as it was cold when served.


haha went to this cha chan teng oso, at the street next to the famous coconut ice cream but further up... the milk tea and food is good compare to others in Macau. on the sandwich egg i prefer Australian Milk.

yes,one of the travel book I bought intro this cha chan teng, we went there twice for our breakfast, you must also try their soy chicken wings noodles,yummy!!

I'm going to HK and Macau again end of August, every year I will go to Hong Kong,besides shopping, we loves their food so much!!
my to-eat list is getting longer and longer.
Will share with you all the must go places to eat if you guys interested.

its only available during Halloween , or all the time ?

its only available during halloween.

Please do as you are making me feeling like going back

no time for casino ? i plan to go macau on 9am , stay 1 night , and back on 10am the next day.... casino, high tea @ 360 macau, tarts etc

if you staying there 1 night , then will be have alot of yime for you to gambling or try your luck at slot machine

hehehe.... prepare 1k for slot machine ..

Remember to get the membership card and collect points. Keep look out for discounts, for example, sands membership gives discount for cotaijet, dining and shopping at selected outlets. Refer to the website for respective hotels/casino.

sure

Thx for the reminder ... BTW , any games in Disneyland that will soak or wet our pant ? Bcoz my passport will be with me all the time , so want to get prepare for that ...

There's one or two rides that will make your shirt wet

got meh?

i remember one ride with water is the small small world inside the tunnel. its kiddy ride.

Hmmmm.. dont remember Toy Story Land got any wet rides..

No games that will soak your pants. Not sure about the new attractions at mystic land though (have to check the website). Maybe just a few small splash when you take the boat ride at adventure land but keeping the passport inside your pocket will be fine

There was one grown up who kept extending his arm to touch the miniatures and water during the small small world ride despite being warned over the loudspeaker. Finally they stopped the boat and the staff had to come out from one of the miniature theme area and warned him. What an idiot

This post has been edited by Human Nature: Apr 23 2013, 10:04 AM

LOL...alright then... should be ok if some water splash only ..thanks ya

ROFL~ i find those miniature creepy le~ hahahaa But still better than Winnie the Pooh ride!~ ROFL.

Oh ya there is one occasion might get slightly slightly wet is the Donald Duck 4D show..

Haha, yeah..how can i forget it..you can hear some girls screaming when kena

actually i did "DENG" coz my DSLR is out and my gf's compact camera also. XD

Luckily abit haahahaha

disneyland i don't think so... or maybe because i din't go into it
but ocean park, there is... i am half wet although with rain coat

This post has been edited by l.jessie1268: Apr 23 2013, 11:07 AM

the roller coaster ride? luckily i am not the daring type

is this... http://www.oceanpark.com.hk/html/en/park-e...the-rapids.html
not very adventurous type

This post has been edited by l.jessie1268: Apr 23 2013, 11:34 AM

The last expansion of HK Disneyland opening in mid of May

Link

Hi all,did anyone been to HK last year and managed to catch the Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival at Victoria Park?

Do anyone know when will they have the lantern carnival again this year?

they have it every year at there.

too bad i go there early of may ...

when is it ?

if i include ngongping+citigate outlet & disneyland in 1 day can onot ??
how long usually it takes time to q up for cable car back & forth + roaming aroung in NP360 ??

mostly 1 week before mid autumn festival . they will end 3 days after then.

To enter into disneyland?you are superman? i reckon 1 day for disneyland is already quite pack?

i reckon q for ngongping is longer in the morning. my 2 encounters:

1. 11AM - q for >45 minutes - 1 hour
2. 1PM - Literally no q

Both on weekdays and for (2) weather is foggy.

Roaming depends on you - at least 2 hours + 1 hour on cable car = Total 3 hours excluding q.

If you can finish NP360 and citigate by lunch time, you still can make it to disneyland.

I bought the ticket in advance and skip the queue line

very rush....disneyland itself spend u about 12hours d....from 10am-10pm, unless u wanna skip the firework etc....which is quite waste

The Ocean Theatre @ Ocean Park will temporarily be closed for renovation and improvement from 6 May to 7 Jun 2013.

source : http://www.oceanpark.com.hk/html/en/whats-...ews/news14.html

I have an octopus card form bought from end of January (last use 29th Jan) this year. My colleague is going there this fri (26th Apr) and intend to borrow mine.

It is slightly less than 3 months from last usage.

Does he need to activate it back (if yes, how?) or can use straight?

Can use straight... only those Octopus Card >1000 days of inactivity need to be "reactivated"

Next to the yellow roller-coaster at the other side (after cable car). There is a big floating-tyre thing. Got people can air water-gun at you. After that, you can go up there to revenge

The yellow-roller coaster is good.

lol .. i think the ride is not as extreme than in ocean park rite??
i might take casual walk2 oni in disneyland..

maybe i go np360 1st then about 2-3pm enter disneyland and go back after firework ?? possible onot??

Btw guys,

http://starmoonvacations.com/en/ticket/

this site, is it advisable to buy from there? Is it cheaper compared to spending HKD versus MYR?

its better to buy in hk, in case u need to change ur itinerary

price wise , HK cheaper

Itinerary wont likely to be change, unless EXTREME weather like typhoon or so.

How much cheaper in HK? I just thinking to skip queue, can save time.

the weather for the coming 1month will likely to rain... my frend went there last week and it was raining the whole week....

www.hkzhan.com

refer there

Hong kong every year on month of may june or july sure have typhoon , so be prepare for umbrella

Well, I'm going on 7th May.

According to http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/hong-kong/hong-kong/ext

It's going to be "More sun than cloud" LOL. Hopefully I'll get a good honeymoon there.

thanks for the link.... TS , pls put it in 1st post ya ..

November onwards can't do much shopping due to the season

Went @ New Year. Mostly long sleeves and winter clothing.

i went there during Mid sept, its also mostly autumn/winter clothing.

But the weather in sept is super hot.

HKD dropped till 39.65 ....

which url u r refering ?

mind to share ?

tq.