Overall the trip was wonderful, fun, and TIRED! I think the trip was too short, i don't have enough time to go the peak, i don't have enough time to go shopping, don't have enough time to try more foods in Hong Kong, but i have already mention earlier, this trip is mainly for my boys and it's their 4 birthday present, so the trip is for them more than me, next round will be MINE. hahahhahahahhaha
Two boys are doing good during the trip, they follow us walk from morning till night, hardly cry for us carry them. Sometime i "pity" them have to walk so far and for long hour, all of us definetly all lost weight. Everytime when we walk towards MTR station, my boys will ask me, "mummy, we sit train again?" hahhahahhahaha or sometime when we are out from MTR station and need to walk back to hotel, my boys was tired and will ask me "where is daddy's car?" We hardly walk so much, at least 8 hours a day. Good training for them, so in future can bring them for more holidays.
We book the Mas airline promotion ticket, with very reasonable price and book the hotel online. We depart on 10/4, wake up very early @ 5.30am to get ready. We took train to the airport and check in our baggages at KL Sentral counter. Flight @ 9.15am, depart on time, two boys are alright with the flight, because this is not their first time taking flight. After their breakfast in flight, two of them fall sleep, at least i can have some peaceful time.
Taking train to KLIA
Cruz enjoy his breakfast - french toast, coco crunch, packed milo
bread, cereal bar and juice.
breakast set include a colour book and colour pencils.
after breakfast, time to Zzzzzzz
Fearles sit with daddy and Zzzz on daddy's lap.
Flight arrived around 1pm, long long queue to the immigration counter. After check out from the immigration counter, we go to the counter to get four "octopus cards" for ourself, after asking around how to takeMTR out from airport, it's very easy and convenient. Reach at the element station in kowloon, we took the free shuttle bus to the hotel. This bus service is only available at Hong Kong Station and Kowloon station. There is a lot sign to see which bus to take and to what hotel, it all listed out on the board, really convenient. I have to give a double thumbs up to Hong Kongers , they are really helpful and friendly, even just a staff or the people on the street. This is a bit different from what i heard from last few years when my friends go to Hong Kong travelling, and they told me most Hong Kongers are snobbish not friendly.
view from the MTR
reach at element station in kowloon
We checked in BP International Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, next to the hotel is the Kowloon Park, and from our hotel to the MTR station just 5 mins walk, a very convenient hotel. Opposite our hotel there is a street name Parkes Street there is a lot good food, we almost had our meal nearby our hotel everyday. There is 7-11, supermarket, char chan teng, convenient stall just opposite our hotel. Room a bit small, even thought my room is already upgraded one. :( I can imagine if our room not upgraded how small will that be.
this is our room, and the queen bed is for 4 of us!
this is the washroom, lucky got one shower cubicle
easy for me to shower the boys. :)
view from our room, on the right we can see the star avenue
we can see the star avenue light symphony from my room too!
on the left is the kowloon park, can see the swimming pool.
After checked in, unload all the baggages, refresh ourself, not waste a time, we went out. At first i planned we should go to the peak on the first day, but hub said we should go to Avenue of Star, since quite near to our hotel. Said near also not so near, also a distance to walk!! *faint* Ask hub why don't we take MTR, easier, he said 1st day of course must go and survey the area by walking. We took the map and walk, on the way we saw a lot people was queueing in a small stall selling "kai tan jai" - some mini egg bun? I think it must be taste so good till long queue. We don't have time to queue so we skip that.
Then we walk again, we saw this...........................cute wedding car
Then we went into one of the "char chan ten" to have our first meal
Wan tan mee & roast goose & kailan, in Hong Kong must try their roast goose ma. See the portion of the wan tan mee, this is the "normal" portion we order, almost all char chan ten are serving this kind of big portion wan tan mee. Their mee testure is a bit harder than ours. After dinner we continue our walking again to Star Avenue, on the way we are not so sure about the way, stop and ask a friendly policeman for the direction. I think we walk quite far, i saw got Sogo, i think i did pass by Peninsula hotel but i didn't paid attention. Nothing to do so just cam-whoring lo...
First day was quite windy, when the wind blow it's cold. Lucky i did bring two jacket for my sons, and smart me didn't bring mine. That's why i was freezing cold!!!
see how long is the subway
We slowly walk about 45 mins finally arrive at Avenue of Stars. Tada!!!!
The famous night view...
We wait for the light symphony start at 8pm, it is even more cold at this place. Especially with the wind blow. After spend one hour plus here i nearly freeze!!!
this is when the light symphony start....
Fearles Lee also wan to be Bruce Lee hahahha
on the way walking back, taking some night scene in HK
That is our first day, back to hotel, four of us so tired, went to bed, recharge energy, and prepare for the next day Disneyland Trip. Can view more pictures in my FB.
to be continue......Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5...