Hong Kong

I have just visited Hong Kong yet again. This is my 2nd trip this year. Why I travel to Hong Kong so often? Well, I am so loaded that I travel to Hong Kong just to buy designer clothings and bags - Gucci. Fendi, Armani, Rolex and what not.

Helloo? hello? wake up. u were dreaming.

Hubby and me travel to HK via Shenzhen, as hubby is working in Shenzhen. We travel there just for visit, not for shopping :( We travel by train, as we think it is very convinient. Just go to Luohu train station in Shenzhen. Train tic from Shenzhen to say..Mongkok is HKD30+. We bought the tourist day pass which cost HKD55. but this pass can only be used in HK train/LRT stations. (the pass comes with the LRT map, hubby threw it away before I can take a pic of it)So we need to buy ticket from Shenzhen station to the 1st HK station which is Sheung Shui, which cost HKD20. Get down and go in again using the day pass. Unless u wanna make a trip to Hong Kong Island, the day pass is not worth it. One way trip to say...Causewaybay from Mongkok will cost HKD10.50

Photos below are combination of 1st visit with 2nd visit.




Soya bean pudding with fruits


can't remember what this noodle called. dun look as yummy as the photo on the menu. but taste yummy though



Soya bean pudding with ginger juice. it is not sweet so have to add sugar. they have this ginger sugar on the table for u to add to taste.


We visited the Lantau Island on 2 January. Need to take the train to Tung Chung station, then take a cable car up. The ticket for 2 way cable car plus admission fees and also for 2 'cartoon movie' is around HKD180 (can't remember exactly).



Since it is public holiday in China (1-3 Jan), there is thousands of visitors from mainland China. Th queue is so so long. We have to queue about 300m, then take an escator up, and the queue zig-zaged for about 900m. i think it took us more than an hour to queue.






The cartoon movie that I mentioned is optional. u can choose to not purchase for the movie. One of it is introduction on who is Sidharta Gautama and how the become Buddha. The other is monkey cartoon which teaches us not to be greedy (for kids ok la). Sorry photos not allowed in the theather.

Slendid China and Folk Culture Village, Shenzhen

Slendid China is a place where u can see all places in China in miniature. For those that dun have the time and money to visit various places in China, Spelndid China is the place to visit. The best thing is u get to take pictures of the places - helicopter view :)



This is my husband taking photos of me and me taking photos of him


Once we stepped in, we are greeted by this mini motor, which you can rent to ride around. The rent is quite expensive, by hour. But if u have extra to spend it is a good idea to rent it. It took us 5 hours to walk around, that also because we took a quick walk and chose to miss all the performances.



This is a place in Dunhuang where there are many paintings in the caves. I have been to the real place, but unfortunately photos in the caves are not allowed to protect the paint. Over exposure to light will destroy the paintings.



This is the Nine Dragon wall in Beijing




Some tourist trying out the tradisional games.




The Great Wall of China. It's a nice place to go.



Mr Mao is worshiped by the Chinese. Portrait of Mao in the living room is a common sight. I do see such living room in real chinese' house.






This place was destroyed by foreign power.



This is Leshan in Sichuan. I gave it a miss during my visit to Sichuan. Not because it is not worth visiting. Simply because i dun have enough time. The real one is so huge, we are not even as tall as the toe of the statue.


Putalagong in Tibet. Visiting Tibet is still in my wish list.


Suspension Temple of Shanxi. The whole temple is suspended in the mid air against the high and steep cliff of Cuiping Peak. The whole building is a wooden structure and have more than 40 halls and pavilions. There are statues of the great founders of Buddhism, Toism and Confucianism.


Tradisional grinder powered by hydraulic mill.


This is the hydraulic mill which powered the grinder


Due to lack of choice, this is what we have for lunch. The minorities' food.


Sugar Art